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1967 Map of Granada

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Granada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Martin County is defined by a sophisticated network of drainage infrastructure, such as Judicial Ditch No 11 and Judicial Ditch No 28, which transformed the wet prairie of Pleasant Prairie into productive farmland. Two major rail lines intersect this territory: the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific serving the village of Granada, and the Chicago and North Western passing through the small settlement of Imogene.

Natural features remain integrated with this engineered grid, most notably at the Luedtke State Wildlife Management Area and the meandering course of Center Creek. Genealogists will find the Center Creek Cem and Rose Lake Cem clearly marked near family holdings. The map also captures a moment of infrastructure planning, showing the Proposed Location for a two-lane highway bypass that would soon alter the local transit pattern.