1972 Map of Clear Lake West

About this map

Clear Lake City and the neighboring community of Ventura anchor the southern shoreline of this north-central Iowa landscape in the early 1970s. The map illustrates a developed lakeside environment where leisure and local infrastructure meet, featuring the Mc Intosh Woods State Park and a local Golf Course. To the north, the terrain shifts into the drainage basins of the Winnebago River and Willow Creek, characterized by wetlands like Mallard Marsh. Local history is preserved in the location of the Grant Cem and the newer Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. The transport network of the era is clearly defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line and a local Landing Strip, while the town's educational core is marked by several neighborhood institutions, including Sunset Sch and Lincoln Sch.