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1929 Map of Fountain City

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Fountain City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Mississippi River and its complex network of side channels like Straight Slough and Crooked Slough dominate this 1920s survey of the river valley. The landscape transitions sharply from the broad, marshy bottomlands of the Trempealeau River to the steep, deeply eroded bluffs of Buffalo Ridge and Glencoe Ridge. This transition is marked by numerous family-named valleys, such as Joos Valley Creek and Bohris Valley, each typically hosting a local schoolhouse.

Industrial and transport corridors are well-defined by the Chicago Burlington and Quincey Railroad hugging the riverbank and the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad cutting across the marshland. Small rail stops like Mooney Siding and Bluff Siding served the agricultural uplands, while Fountain City stands as the primary riverfront settlement. The map captures a high density of rural educational sites, from Cortland Sch to Meyers Sch, reflecting the distributed settlement patterns in the coulées of Buffalo County.