Mount Vernon serves as a central hub for this rural Dane County landscape, where the West Branch Sugar River and Mount Vernon Creek converge. The topography is defined by significant natural landmarks such as Donald Rock and the distinct formation at Devils Chimney near Britt Valley. This area preserves a dense concentration of local heritage sites, including the Mount Vernon Cemetery and the geographically separated East Primrose Cemetery and West Primrose Cemetery. Small-scale aviation history is noted through the Gonstead Airport and the Mount Vernon Landing Strip. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of Primrose Branch and Deer Creek, illustrating a classic Midwestern agricultural network connected by county highways and named farm-to-market roads that have served the town of Primrose for generations.
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1907 · Cross Plains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1909 · Cross Plains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Blue Mounds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Blue Mounds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Blanchardville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · New Glarus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000