1894 Map of Koshkonong

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Lake Koshkonong dominates the center of this late 19th-century landscape, surrounded by a complex network of glacial drumlins and wetlands that dictated early Wisconsin settlement patterns. The Rock River flows southward through Jefferson and Fort Atkinson, serving as a primary corridor for transportation and industry alongside the Chicago and North Western Railroad. This survey, conducted by Van H. Manning Jr. and I.M. Buell, captures the region just as the rail lines were solidifying the importance of hubs like Milton Junction and Milton. Smaller hamlets such as Busseyville and Cold Spring appear as distinct rural centers, while the intricate hydrography of Oakland Creek and Bark River highlights the transition from natural prairie and timber to organized agricultural townships.