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1909 Map of Oconomowoc

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Oconomowoc
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Holy Hill stands prominently in the northern reaches of this survey, overlooking a glacial landscape defined by dozens of kettle lakes and the winding Oconomowoc River. The early twentieth-century development of the region is centered on the Oconomowoc and Pewaukee Lake basins, where early tourism and established institutions take root. Prominent local landmarks include the historic Nashotah Mission and the State Fish Hatchery near Delafield, while the State Sanitarium is located to the south near Government Hill.

Transport corridors like the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad and the Electric RR facilitate movement between lakeside settlements such as Hartland, Nashotah, and Waukesha Beach. The survey also documents smaller, inland communities like Stonebank, Merton, and Mapleton, providing a detailed look at the agricultural and residential patterns before the mid-century expansion of the Milwaukee suburbs.