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1972 Map of Forest City

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Forest City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Winnebago River meanders southward through this North Central Iowa landscape, serving as a primary corridor for both rail and settlement in the early 1970s. The town of Leland sits at the junction of the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads, reflecting the heavy reliance on these transit lines for the transport of agricultural goods. Further south, Forest City appears as a significant regional hub, its grid extending toward the Winnebago and Hancock County line.

Rural life is marked by landmarks like West Prairie Ch and the neighboring West Prairie Cem, alongside several gravel pits that indicate local industry. The map captures the area just as the modern highway system was solidifying, evidenced by the proximity of the Radio Tower and municipal expansions like the Sewage Disp Pond. For genealogists, the presence of Oakland Cem and St James Cem provides critical points of interest for family history research in this prairie region.