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1966 Map of Ferryville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Ferryville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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The Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge dominates this stretch of the river, where a complex network of channels like Minnesota Slough and Winneshiek Slough separate the Wisconsin and Iowa banks. Two major rail lines, the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific RR, follow the respective shorelines, defining the industrial and transport corridor during the mid-1960s.

Settlements like Ferryville and De Soto are hemmed in by the dramatic bluffs of Victory Ridge and Bishop Ridge. These uplands are carved by numerous hollows, including Sidie Hollow and Bean Hollow, which offered limited passage to the interior. Local life is documented through landmarks such as the Immaculate Conception Ch and schools like Oak Grove Sch, alongside numerous hilltop Quarries that mark the local resource economy.