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1950 Map of Maiden Rock

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Maiden Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Mississippi River and Lake Pepin dominate this mid-century landscape, serving as the defining border between Pierce County, Wisconsin, and Goodhue County, Minnesota. The terrain is a network of deep coulees and ridges, where rural life in the 1930s and 40s was anchored by numerous one-room schoolhouses like Sleepy Hollow Sch and Maple Grove Sch, alongside community churches such as St Pauls Ch and the Mission Ch.

Industrial and transport patterns of the era are clearly visible, with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR hugging the northern shoreline through Bay City and Maiden Rock. On the Minnesota side, the Villa Maria Academy stands near the historic settlement of Old Frontenac. From the plateau of Ellsworth down to the river bottoms of Baldwin Island, the map documents a transition from upland dairy farming to the busy river-and-rail corridor.