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1961 Map of Oshkosh

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Oshkosh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Fox River channel serves as the central artery for Oshkosh in the early 1960s, connecting the waters of Lake Butte des Morts and Winnebago Lake. This period captures the city's established civic and educational infrastructure, anchored by Wisconsin State College and the prominent Courthouse near Ceape Ave. The landscape reflects a specialized institutional presence north of the city center, including the Winnebago State Prison Farm, Sunny View Sanatorium, and County Hospital.

Rail traffic remains a defining characteristic of the industrial corridor, with the Chicago and North Western, Soo Line, and C M ST P & P RR lines threading through the grid. Residential expansion is evident in neighborhoods like Melrose Park and Keenville, while numerous parochial institutions such as St Josephs Sch and Sacred Heart Sch highlight the community's local heritage. To the west, the transition to rural Algoma and Vinland is marked by scattered gravel pits and family-named schools like Mears Sch.