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1959 Map of Madison East

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Madison East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Truax Field and the expanding suburbs of Madison define the landscape of eastern Dane County during this mid-century period. The map documents a significant era of post-war growth, with residential developments pushing into Blooming Grove TWP and surrounding the shores of Lake Monona. This urbanization is evidenced by the high concentration of educational institutions established to serve the burgeoning population, including East Side High Sch, Monona Grove High Sch, and numerous parochial sites like St Bernards Sch.

Waterways remain central to the region's geography, with the Yahara River connecting the major lakes. Along the rail lines of the Chicago Milwaukee ST Paul And Pacific and the Chicago And North Western, industrial features like the Tank Farm and various gravel pits appear alongside established community markers. From the village of McFarland in the south to the lakeside enclave of Maple Bluff in the northwest, the map captures the transition of former agricultural tracts into a modern metropolitan corridor.