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1958 Map of Menomonee Falls

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Menomonee Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Tamarack Swamp defines the lower-left landscape of this mid-century survey, a natural break in the suburban expansion occurring between Milwaukee and Germantown. The map records a critical era of regional transition, where old crossroads settlements like Fussville and West Granville are increasingly interconnected by a network of arterial roads including Good Hope Road and Brown Deer Road.

Institutional history is exceptionally well-preserved here, showing numerous parochial sites and community landmarks such as Holy Cross Ch, St Marys Sch, and the Monastery. While the Milwaukee Road corridor tracks through the industrial and residential corridors, the northern half of the sheet retains a more dispersed character, dotted with several gravel pits and the Zoar Ch. This document captures the moment when small rural school districts, represented by Bailey Sch and Sunnyside Sch, were being absorbed into a modern metropolitan footprint.