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1955 Map of Fond Du Lac

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Fond Du Lac
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Lake Winnebago dominates this mid-century survey, its eastern shore lined with seasonal and residential developments from Winnebago Park down to Hopokoekau Beach. The city of Fond du Lac serves as the regional anchor, showing a dense grid of neighborhood schools like Bragg Sch and Lincoln Sch alongside industrial infrastructure like the Soo Line and Chicago and North Western railroads.

Away from the water, the landscape transitions into the rolling drumlins of the Kettle Moraine State Forest and agricultural hamlets such as Mt Calvary and St Peter. The map records a specific era of aviation and maritime activity, noting the Sky Harbor Seaplane Base near the Supple Marsh and numerous points of interest for local historians, including the St Marys Springs Academy and several family-named landmarks like Fahrney Point and Abraham Reef.