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1955 Map of Menominee

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Menominee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Mississippi River valley dominates this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by the complex channels and islands of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Along the eastern bluffs in Illinois, the Illinois Central railroad serves the community of Menominee and its namesake Menominee (Station). The river corridor is a labyrinth of side channels like Crooked Slough and Deadmans Slough, surrounding major landforms such as Ninethile Island.

A notable pattern of rural decline is evident in the upland areas, where several one-room schoolhouses, including Miller Sch, Sand Ridge Sch, and Ridge Sch, are already marked as abandoned by 1955. This shift contrasts with active sites like the Massey Sch and Riverview Sch. Transportation infrastructure is heavy on both banks, with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific running parallel to the river on the Iowa side near small landings like Massey and Wilkins.