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1953 Map of Frederick

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Frederick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Frederick serves as the primary hub of this 1950s Brown County landscape, situated where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line runs north-south through the eastern plains. The town is flanked by a complex drainage system, most notably the winding course of the Maple River, which meanders south to its confluence with the Elm River in the lower portion of the quadrangle. This survey was conducted as part of the Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, documenting the agricultural and water-management patterns of the era.

The map reveals the rural infrastructure of the mid-century, including the distribution of local educational sites such as School No 1 and School No 10. A notable change in the landscape is marked at School No 2, indicating shifts in the local population or school consolidation during this period. To the west, the Dry Branch cuts through the terrain, while townships like Palmyra, Osceola, and Allison define the land divisions surrounding the central settlement.