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1901 Map of Muskego

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Muskego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Glacial water bodies and drainage basins define the landscape south of the Waukesha City Line in this late 19th-century survey. The massive Muskego Lake and its smaller neighbor, Little Muskego Lake, dominate the central terrain, while the Fox River snakes through the western portion of the quadrangle near Big Bend and Tichigan Lake. The settlement pattern reflects an era of established farming townships, with crossroads communities like Hales Corners, Tess Corners, and St. Martin serving as local hubs before the suburban expansion of nearby Milwaukee.

Industrial and transport connections are visible through the Wisconsin Central Railroad corridor in the northwest. To the south, the wetland-rich landscape of Norway and Waterford townships is dotted with landmarks such as Union Church and Wind Lake. This map captures the transition from pioneer-era tracks to a formal grid of rural roads, marking the locations of long-standing family-named points like Dodges Corners and Guthrie.