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1960 Map of Plain

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Plain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Deep-cut valleys and upland plateaus define this region of Sauk and Richland counties at the start of the 1960s. The settlement at Plain serves as a southern anchor, while Lime Ridge and Loganville dot the northern reaches. The landscape is intensely dissected by a network of hollows, such as Durst Hollow and McGlynn Hollow, which channel drainage into watercourses like Willow Creek and Honey Creek.

Social and religious life is marked by numerous country churches and parochial landmarks, including St Johns Ch and the remote Our Lady of the Fields Chapel. Educational sites are equally prominent, ranging from the Weston High Sch to local landmarks like Puckertown Sch. The presence of a Radio Range Station in Bear Creek town and the County Home near Reedsburg reflect the modernizing infrastructure of the mid-century, even as traditional quarrying operations remain active across the hillsides.