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1972 Map of Menomonie South

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Menomonie South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Red Cedar River corridor serves as the primary artery through this portion of Dunn County, anchoring the community of Menomonie at its northern bend. This 1972 survey shows the city during a period of institutional growth, prominently featuring the Stout State University campus alongside essential civic infrastructure like Memorial Hospital and the Junior-Senior High School. The landscape is a mix of academic influence and rural tradition, with numerous family and community burial grounds such as Ford Cemetery and Ridge Road Cemetery marking the uplands.

Downstream, the small settlement of Irvington and the village of Downsville are connected by the tracks of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which follows the river's western bank. Natural landmarks like The Pinnacle and Devils Punch Bowl County Park provide a counterpoint to the industrial presence of nearby Gravel Pits and a Quarry, illustrating the region's reliance on both its geologic resources and its natural heritage.