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1978 Map of New Franken

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of New Franken
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Red Banks and Benderville line the shoreline of Green Bay in this late 1970s view of northeastern Wisconsin. The landscape transition from the coastal bluffs at Point Comfort to the interior lowlands is marked by the expansive New Franken Swamp. This survey documents a rural landscape defined by family-named roads and religious landmarks, including Our Lady Chapel Cem and St Kilian Ch.

Economic activity is represented by numerous gravel pits and quarries, alongside the agricultural centers of New Franken, Champion, and Sugar Bush. The boundary between Brown and Kewaunee counties bisects the eastern half of the sheet, where the Red River and Kewaunee River drain toward the coast. The road network, featuring local identifiers like Van Lanen Road and Western and Green Bay Road, reflects the established township grids of Scott and Humboldt.