1955 Map of Milltown

About this map

Polk County dairy lands and glacial lake clusters dominate this mid-century survey of the Wisconsin-Minnesota border region. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of rural school districts, including Alabama Sch, Trap Rock Sch, and Branstad Sch, which served the scattered farming communities of Laketown and Eureka. The village of Milltown stands as a primary local hub in the southeast, while smaller settlements like West Denmark and Cushing dot the interior. Water is the defining natural feature here, with a massive concentration of named basins like Spirit Lake, Manitou Lake, and Negro Lake. The intricate hydrology, which includes the meandering Wolf Lake and the Trade River corridor, influenced the early placement of community landmarks like Bethany Ch and several local Gravel Pits, indicating the region's reliance on both agriculture and local geology during this era of rural development.