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1941 Map of Kennan

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Kennan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

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The Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad defines the southern industrial corridor of this 1941 survey, connecting the timber and farming settlements of Hawkins, Kennan, and Catawba. This landscape is deeply shaped by the South Fork Flambeau River and its numerous tributaries, including Skinner Creek and Jump River, which move through a mosaic of woodlots and clearings. The distribution of rural education is a primary feature of the era, marked by one-room schoolhouses like Fairview Sch, South Fork Sch, and Four Corners Sch.

A network of early township boundaries, such as Georgetown and Flambeau, organizes the interior, where landmarks like the Harmony Fire Tower New Harmony and the Town Hall provided essential civic functions. Evidence of early logging and transport persists in features like the Old Mill Sch and the remote Kraft Camp, illustrating the northern Wisconsin transition from timber extraction to more established crossroads communities.