Lake Mendota and Lake Wingra anchor this detailed study of the Madison area, illustrating a densely developed academic and residential landscape. The map highlights the sprawling campus of the Univ of Wisconsin Madison, including Bascom Hill and the Univ of Wisconsin System Administration, alongside Edgewood Coll. This era of the city is marked by its integration of natural shorelines and urban growth, where public spaces like Vilas Beach and James Madison Beach meet established neighborhoods. Significant local history is preserved in the cluster of major cemeteries, including Resurrection Cem and Calvary Cem. Industrial and transport patterns are visible through the path of the Wisconsin Southern RR, which cuts through the southern half of the city near Fitchburg, connecting the urban core to the surrounding drainage of Nine Springs Cr.
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1889 · Evansville
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1890 · Madison
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1892 · Madison
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1894 · Evansville
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1904 · Madison
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1906 · Evansville
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1906 · Madison
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1907 · Cross Plains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1909 · Cross Plains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · New Glarus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500