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1962 Map of Cottage Grove

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Cottage Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Cottage Grove serves as the central hub of this eastern Dane County landscape, where the Chicago and North Western railway lines cut through a patchwork of agricultural townships. The drainage patterns of Koshkonong Creek and Door Creek define the low-lying areas, punctuated by glacial remnants like the prominent Liberty Mound. To the east, the rural settlement of Nora sits near the Liberty Prairie Cem, providing a window into the area's early burial grounds and genealogy.

Industry in the early 1960s is represented by numerous Gravel Pits and a Quarry, supporting the expansion of nearby Madison. Small communities like Vilas and Hope are shown before the further suburbanization of the region. The map reflects a period when the rural character of Pleasant Springs and Sun Prairie was still largely intact, characterized by family farms and open fields connected by a developing road network.