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1954 Map of Kiel

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Kiel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

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The glacial legacy of eastern Wisconsin is prominently displayed through the expansive Kettle Moraine State Forest and a series of kettle lakes including Elkhart Lake, Crystal Lake, and Sheboygan Lake. This 1950s survey captures a transition in the rural landscape, where established dairy-farming communities like New Holstein, Kiel, and St Cloud are linked by the Chicago and North Western and the Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, from the St Lawrence College in Mt Calvary to several schools already noted as inactive, such as Darling Sch and Lowell Sch. The presence of the Old Wade House State Park near Greenbush highlights the area's preservation of its frontier-era stagecoach history. Small crossroads like Marytown and St Anna underscore the dense network of Catholic parishes and parochial schools that defined the cultural geography of Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties.