1980 Map of Racine

About this map

The industrialized shoreline of Lake Michigan anchors this 1980 survey, documenting the dense urban corridor stretching from Milwaukee south through Racine and Kenosha. The map captures a landscape defined by heavy transportation infrastructure and mid-century growth, featuring major aviation hubs like General Mitchell Field and the Kenosha Municipal Airport. Between these urban centers, smaller settlements like Kilbournville, Franksville, and Caledonia maintain their identities amidst a web of state highways and rail lines including the C & N W and C M St P & P. Educational and social institutions are prominent, with Dominican College and St Francis De Sales College appearing along the lakefront. The coastline itself is marked by the distinctive Wind Point and its Wind Point Lighthouse, while the interior is drained by the Root River and its various branches, illustrating the geographic relationship between the lakeside bluffs and the agricultural hinterlands of Milwaukee and Racine counties.