1975 Map of Decorah 2 NE

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Winneshiek County is captured in detail during the mid-1970s, revealing a grid of farmland and timbered draws characteristic of northeastern Iowa. Settlement centers at Burr Oak and Hesper serve as the primary hubs for the surrounding rural homesteads, showing the concentrated clusters of structures that defined these communities. The southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the winding course of the Upper Iowa River, where the topography shifts from flat plateau fields to more complex riverine terrain. This orthophotoquad provides an unvarnished aerial perspective of the region’s land use, showing the exact footprint of farmsteads and the dense network of county roads before decades of modern agricultural consolidation.