1962 Map of Fowler

About this map

Fowler stands as the central hub of this Benton County landscape, where the local Courthouse anchors the town grid. The mid-century geography is defined by a dense network of transportation, including the New York Central Railroad which cuts diagonally through the county, passing through Swanington. Further south, the Chicago and St Louis Railroad services the smaller settlements of Chase and Fargo before reaching the larger community of Oxford. The transition from industrial rail lines to the natural drainage of Pine Creek and Goose Creek illustrates the agricultural character of the region. Genealogists will find interest in localized sites such as Perigo Cem and Oxford Cem, while the presence of an Old Railroad Grade north of Oxford points to a shifting landscape as earlier transit routes were superseded.