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1978 Map of Little Chicago

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Little Chicago
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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The borderlands of Lincoln and Marathon counties define this 1970s landscape, where small rural crossroads like Little Chicago and Naugart serve as focal points for a community of scattered farmsteads and field lines. The area is marked by a deep-rooted religious and civic infrastructure, evidenced by numerous country churches such as St Peters Ch and Zion Ch. A high density of burial grounds, including the unusual Rest Haven Pet Cem and the Rib View Cem, offers significant detail for genealogical research.

Water and topography are shaped by the Little Rib River and its West Fork, which wind through the townships of Hamburg and Berlin. Industrial activity is localized to a few sites like the Gravel Pit near the river and a Sandpit further east. This period of the late 1970s shows the region before significant modern development, with original road names like Rainbow Drive and Naugart Drive connecting the well-established farming parcels.