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1962 Map of Cottage Grove

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Cottage Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Cottage Grove serves as the central hub of this Dane County landscape in the early 1960s, situated at the junction of the Chicago and North Western railroad and local rural routes. The map documents a predominantly agricultural region defined by the winding paths of Door Creek and Koshkonong Creek, with small settlements like Vilas, Hope, and Nora providing localized points of community and commerce.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the placement of the Cottage Grove Cem and Liberty Prairie Cem, alongside the location of the Largo Sch. Notable topographical landmarks such as Liberty Mound and the bubbling Seminary Springs stand out against a backdrop of numerous gravel pits and quarries, indicating the local extraction industries of the era. The detailed surveying even includes selected fence and field lines, offering a precise look at property divisions and land use during this period of Wisconsin's history.