1970 Map of City Point

About this map

The settlement of City Point sits at the intersection of the Green Bay and Western railroad and the East Fork Black River, serving as a central point in a landscape defined by extensive wetland agriculture and drainage engineering. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the land rises sharply at Bear Bluff and Birch Bluff, providing rare vertical relief above the surrounding marshes. The map documents a sophisticated water management system through a network of canals including North Floater Ditch, Bissig Ditch, and Remington Ditch, which support numerous commercial Cranberry Bogs. Genealogists will note the Martyrs Cem City Point Cem located near the town site. Much of the western territory is dedicated to the Meadow Valley State Wildlife Management Area, where landforms like Van Tassie Island emerge from the saturated terrain.