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1983 Map of Pleasant Ridge

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Pleasant Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Governor Dodge State Park dominates the southern landscape of this 1983 survey, centered on the bifurcated waters of Twin Valley Lake and Cox Hollow Lake. The terrain is defined by the prominent Pleasant Ridge running north to south, separating the drainage of Jones Valley Creek and Lowery Creek from the western valleys. The map documents a rural Iowa County landscape where agricultural life centers on small crossroads and family-named landmarks.

Genealogists and local historians can find several established rural institutions, including S S Peter and Paul Ch and the Hillside School. The map records numerous burial sites such as the Rockwell Mills Cem near the Rockwell Mills settlement and the Wyoming Cem to the north. Evidence of the region's natural resource extraction is visible through several scattered Quarries, while the transport network is marked by descriptive local routes like Percussion Rock Rd and Amacher Hollow Road.