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1949 Map of Highland

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Highland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Lake Nebagamon anchors the northern reaches of this landscape, where the Brule River Forest creates a dense wooded corridor along the county line. The interior of the Highland and Solon Springs townships is defined by an intricate network of small glacial water bodies, from Whisky L and Coffee L in the north to Ellison Lake and Upper Ox L further south. Local infrastructure is sparse, concentrated around small rural institutions like the Frances Willard Sch and Volker Sch.

A network of unimproved roads and county highways connects the scattered homesteads of the mid-1940s. Near the eastern boundary with Bayfield County, the Barnes Town Hall and Barnes Cem mark a focal point for the local community. The mapping reveals a transition between the northern lake country and the more formal grid of section lines in the Gordon and Solon Springs districts, providing a record of the region's rural development before modern expansion.