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1950 Map of Deer Park

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Deer Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Deer Park and the surrounding townships of Alden and Black Brook anchor this mid-century portrait of northwestern Wisconsin. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Willow River and its various tributaries, including the South Fork and Hutton Creek. The rail-centered economies of the 1940s are evident in the corridors of the Chicago and North Western and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads, which connect rural hubs like Cylon, Stanton, and Emerald.

A high density of one-room schoolhouses and parish churches suggests a tightly knit agricultural community just after World War II. Local history is recorded in sites like Jewett Mills Sch, East Emanuel Ch, and Wagon Landing Cem. From the glacial lakes in the north, such as Long Lake and Island Lake, to the southern reaches of the Kinnikinnic River, the map captures a rural landscape still primarily organized by small family farms and local township school districts.