1954 Map of Foxboro

About this map

Foxboro and Harlis stand as primary settlements on this 1954 landscape, positioned along the vital rail corridors that defined commerce in the borderlands between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The territory is a complex mosaic of state forest land and water, shaped significantly by the Great Northern and the Minneapolis St Paul And Sault Ste Marie railroads. An Old Railroad Grade further south indicates the shifting infrastructure of the era, while several Gravel Pits suggest the local industrial activity required to maintain these transit lines. The presence of the Summit Cem near the state boundary provides a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing families in the Summit and Holyoke areas. The drainage patterns of the Net River and Balsam Creek emphasize the low-lying, marshy character of the terrain surrounding Black Lake.