1959 Map of Paddock Lake

About this map

The Richard Bong Air Force Base (Abandoned) dominates the northwest corner of this Kenosha County landscape, providing a stark contrast to the dense cluster of residential growth around Paddock Lake and Hooker Lake. As the 1970s approached, the region was evolving from its agricultural roots in Brighton and Paris into a lakeside retreat and suburban corridor. The map details a community defined by its water, from the complex shoreline of Lake Shangrila and Benet Lake at the Illinois border to the Dutch Gap Canal draining the eastern marshes. Local institutions like the Holy Family Convent, Central High Sch, and the Union League Boys Camp suggest a well-established social fabric. For genealogists, several burial sites are documented, including Union Cem, Liberty Cem, and Hosmer Cem.