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1904 Map of Hartford

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Hartford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

The Hartford area at the turn of the century reveals a landscape defined by the intersection of early rail corridors and glacial lake formations. Surveyed in 1901 by E. C. Bebb and Geo. T. Hawkins, the region is anchored by the hub of Hartford, where the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. follows the path of the Rubicon River. Further east, Schleisingerville sits at a critical junction where the Wisconsin Central R. R. cuts through the morainal hills.

Prominent topographic features like Holy Hill rise above the surrounding wetlands, which include Pike Lake, Mud Lake, and the long basin of Cedar Lake with its named points like Pt. Lookout. Numerous small German-named hamlets such as Hochheim, Huilsburg, and Nenno are connected by a dense network of early roads, reflecting the agricultural settlement patterns of Dodge and Washington counties before modern suburbanization altered the character of these rural townships.