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1959 Map of Port Washington West

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Port Washington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Milwaukee River carves a winding path through this Ozaukee County landscape, anchoring the mid-century development of Waubeka, Saukville, and Fredonia. The map reveals a transition from the dense urban grid of Port Washington in the southeast to the rural townships of Belgium and Saukville. Family history is preserved through numerous small burial sites like the Katherina Cem and Waubeka Union Cem, alongside several rural schoolhouses such as McKinley Sch and Smoky Hill Sch that served these farming communities before consolidation.

Conservation areas and natural landmarks are prominent, including the Cedarburg Bog and the Hawthorne Hills County Park. The inclusion of the Ozaukee Landing Strip and various Gravel Pits reflects the local infrastructure and industry during the late 1950s. Geologists and local historians can trace the relationship between the glaciated terrain, marked by lakes like Hansen Lake and Long Lake, and the placement of early settlements and road networks.