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1970 Map of Hatfield SE

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Hatfield SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Black River State Forest dominates this Central Wisconsin landscape, where the management of water defines the local geography. The map documents an extensive network of managed wetlands and reservoirs, including Potter Flowage, White Tail Flowage, and Black Duck Flowage. These water bodies are interspersed with numerous Cranberry Bogs and marshes like Johnson Marsh, illustrating the region's historical reliance on cranberry production. Rising above the lowlands are prominent landmarks such as Wildcat Mound and Saddle Mound, the latter featuring a Lookout Tower.

Old transportation routes and land divisions are clearly marked, from the straight lines of Forest Boundary Road to the winding paths of Kling Road and Settlement Road. The presence of several sandpits and a Gravel Pit indicates the local extraction of natural resources. This survey captures a moment when the wilderness of the state forest and the industrial agricultural use of the wetlands existed in a tightly mapped balance.