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1959 Map of Paddock Lake

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Paddock Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Richard I Bong Air Force Base occupies a significant footprint in the northwest corner of this Kenosha County landscape, illustrating mid-century military infrastructure alongside established rural communities. The map highlights a dense concentration of glacial lakes, including Paddock Lake, Hooker Lake, and Lake Shangrila, which drove the local development of residential clusters and recreational sites like the Union League Boys Camp.

Education and community centers are well-represented by facilities such as Central High Sch and Holy Family Convent, while the historical depth of the region is preserved through several family and community burial grounds, including Union Cem and Liberty Cem. The network of small settlements like Salem, Bristol, and Trevor shows a transition toward organized suburban residential planning, particularly evident in the street grids surrounding the larger lakes and the presence of Old Settlers Park.