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1906 Map of Eagle

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Eagle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

The Fox River valley and its surrounding kettle lakes define this southeastern Wisconsin landscape at the dawn of the twentieth century. Several prominent rail corridors intersect the region, including the Prairie du Chien Division and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, which facilitated the growth of village centers like North Prairie and Eagle. These lines connected rural dairy interests to larger markets, while the abundance of water at Mukwonago Lake and Lake Beulah supported early local industry and emerging recreational interest.

Water power is evident at the Millpond near Mukwonago, while small clusters like Saylesville and Jericho illustrate the dense network of early farming settlements. The map traces a complex hydrologic system where the Bark River and Honey Creek wind through varied terrain, punctuated by numerous smaller bodies of water such as Phantom Lake and Booth Lake. This survey captures the county lines of Waukesha, Walworth, and Racine as they were established before modern suburban expansion.