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1952 Map of Platteville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Platteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The educational and mining history of Southwest Wisconsin is central to this 1952 topographic study. Platteville serves as the regional hub, housing both Pioneer State College and the Wis Inst of Tech, alongside civic landmarks like the Hospital. The landscape is heavily marked by the driftless area's lead and zinc heritage, featuring numerous extractive sites such as Acme Mine, Homestead Mine, and the Basque Mine.

Outside the urban center, the map reveals a network of rural settlements and family-named schools, including Bigpatch, Ipswich, and Elmo. Transportation is defined by the crossing of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Chicago and North Western railroads. These lines connected the upland farms and mines to larger markets, passing through the townships of Elk Grove and Smelser while following the drainages of Blockhouse Creek and the Galena River.