1973 Map of Lookout

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Deep ravines and narrow ridges define the borderlands of Buffalo and Trempealeau counties in the early 1970s. The settlement of Lookout serves as a central anchor for a landscape of small farmsteads and rural parish life, evidenced by the numerous family and church cemeteries like Cooke Cem and Julson Cem that dot the valley floors. The terrain is a complex network of named valleys, including Happy Valley, Rainbow Valley, and Silver Fox Valley, which channel local traffic between the high ground of Montana Ridge and the South Fork Elk Creek. This period shows the region's agricultural character preserved alongside managed conservation at the Borst Valley State Public Hunting Area. Small-scale industry is present through scattered quarries on the hillsides, while spiritual life is anchored by Good Shepherd Ch and Evanger Ch.