1965 Map of Dundee

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Backbone State Park occupies the northern reaches of this mid-1960s landscape, centered around the winding course of the Maquoketa River and Backbone Lake. The terrain transitions from the protected parklands and Wolf Hill down to the agricultural plains where Dundee sits along the Chicago Great Western railroad line. Local history is deeply etched into the township divisions of Madison, Richland, Fremont, and Coffins Grove, showing a network of rural infrastructure including several small family and parish burial grounds. Genealogists will find notable sites like St Albert Cem, Campton Cem, and Forestville Cem distributed across the countryside. The presence of a Grange Hall in the south and various quarries near the river highlight the era's communal and industrial activity, while numerous creeks like Sand Creek and Coffins Creek define the drainage of this Delaware County region.