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1978 Map of Little Chicago

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Little Chicago
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Little Chicago crossroads marks a central point in this late-1970s survey of rural Marathon County. This landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Little Rib River and its West Fork, where farming operations are interspersed with dense woodlots. The map reveals a deeply rooted German Lutheran heritage, evident in the cluster of country churches such as Trinity Ch and the Dreieinigkeit Conf church.

Social and civic life is centered around rural landmarks like the Maple Grove Sch and a high density of small family or church burial grounds including Big Hill Cem and Zion Cem. Notable for local researchers is the presence of the Rest Haven Pet Cem and small industrial sites like a Gravel Pit and Sandpit, indicating the local extractive economy that supported the area's road network, including Rainbow Drive and Naugart Drive.