1979 Map of Owasa

About this map

The Iowa River winds through the northern portion of this landscape, its banks punctuated by small riverside developments and access points like the Eagle City Access Area and Cross Ford Access Area. In the center of the sheet, the settlement of Owasa sits at a transportation nexus, where local roads meet the diagonal tracks of the Chicago and North Western railroad. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural infrastructure of the late 1970s, evidenced by the distribution of numerous community burying grounds including Kidwiler Cem, Oakwood Cem, and Township Cem. Further south, the landscape is defined by the hydrologic network of Beaver Creek, South Beaver Creek, and Little Beaver Creek, which drain the agricultural lands of Jackson and Pleasant townships. The map also records institutions of civic care, such as the County Health Care Center and its associated County Home Cem.