1958 Map of Franksville

About this map

The agricultural lands of Racine and Milwaukee counties are defined here by a geometric grid of rural roads, including Twomile Road, Threemile Road, and Fourmile Road, which measure the distance from the city center. The corridor is anchored by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Chicago and North Western railroads, which facilitated the development of small farming hubs like Franksville and Thompsonville. The landscape is bisected by the Root River and its accompanying Root River Canal, where drainage and land management were critical to the area's productivity.