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1969 Map of Embarrass

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Embarrass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

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The Embarrass River meanders through the central lowlands of this 1969 survey, where the village of Embarrass serves as a local hub near the boundary of Shawano and Waupaca Counties. The landscape is a complex patchwork of wetlands and glacial lakes, including Pine Lake, Round Lake, and Grass Lake, which are bordered by extensive marshy tracts like the Navarino State Wildlife Area in the southeast.

Evidence of historical transport and rural life is prominent, with the Chicago and North Western Railroad and sections of Old Railroad Grade cutting across the northern reaches of Belle Plaine. Local history is anchored by several small country churches and cemeteries, such as St Martin Ch, Friendship Cem, and Zion Cem. Numerous sandpits dot the terrain, reflecting the area's geological composition and small-scale industrial activity during the late 1960s.