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1969 Map of Medford

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Medford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Whittlesey sits as a primary rail settlement along the Soo Line in this 1960s study of Taylor County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Black River and the West Branch, with the southern portion of the map anchored by the growing city of Medford. Cultural markers of the era are abundant, from the U of Wis (Medford Campus) to the local Fairground and Golf Course.

Rural life in the surrounding townships of Chelsea, Greenwood, and Browning is documented through small schoolhouses like Rolling Acres Sch and numerous churches, including Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ch. The northern reaches transition into the protected timberlands of the Chequamegon National Forest, where a cluster of small lakes such as Clarke Lake and Horseshoe Lake punctuate the wooded terrain.