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1944 Map of Red Wing

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Red Wing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Mississippi River valley forms a dramatic southwest border for this 1938 survey, where the river's path is defined by a series of bluffs and complex backwaters including Upper Lake and Lower Lake. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad tracks hug the shoreline, connecting small riverfront settlements like Diamond Bluff and Smith Landing. Inland, the landscape of Pierce County is divided into a network of coulees and ridges, with drainage provided by the Trimbelle River and Spring Creek.

Rural life in the early 1940s is evidenced by a high density of one-room schoolhouses, such as Lone Oak Sch, Poole Sch, and Mero Sch, alongside community anchors like Svea Ch and Bethel Ch. Small crossroads like Ottman Cors and Moeville serve the surrounding agricultural townships of Oak Grove, Trimbelle, and Trenton. The map also captures the Dam at the southern edge of the survey area near Hager City and Pucketville.