1959 Map of Cedarburg

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The Milwaukee River meanders through the heart of Ozaukee County, anchoring a landscape defined by its transition from agricultural rurality to suburban development in the late 1950s. The industrial and residential cores of Grafton and Cedarburg show significant expansion, with many city streets such as Western Ave and Zur Ruhe Ave clearly delineated. Local history and genealogy are well-represented by numerous schools like Hacker Sch and Pleasant Valley Sch, alongside distinctive burial grounds including Old Settlers Rest Cem and Woodlawn Cem. Along the eastern edge, the high bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan feature small settlements like Ulao, while the interior landscape is dotted with specialized sites ranging from a Drive-in Theater and Grob Landing Field to the specialized Cedarburg Bog. This period captured the rail-heavy transport network of the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads before the era of modern interstate dominance.