1941 Map of Phillips

About this map

Phillips and Prentice anchor this 1941 landscape, which is defined by the intersection of the Elk River and the sprawling Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad network. The area shows a dense distribution of rural educational centers such as the Kerr Slashing Sch and Crane and Chase Sch, reflecting a time of dispersed agricultural and timber-based settlements in Price County. Significant water features like Solberg Lake and Cranberry Lake are central to the terrain, punctuated by the industrial presence of rail lines through Worcester and Pennington. Local history is preserved in the location of the Hackett Cem and numerous small country churches like Little Elk Ch, which provided social structure to the timberlands. The map reveals an intricate network of township boundaries, including Flambeau and Hackett, during an era of transition for northern Wisconsin's inland waterways and forest roads.