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1960 Map of Richland Center

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Richland Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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The Pine River corridor serves as the primary artery for this portion of Richland County, anchored by the seat at Richland Center. In the early 1960s, the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad still traversed the valley, passing near industrial and civic landmarks like the County Fairground and the Sewage Disposal plant. The landscape is defined by its deep drainage networks, with numerous "hollows" such as Jacquish Hollow and Hell Hollow carved between prominent landforms like Hulst Ridge and Chicken Ridge.

Smaller outposts like Bloom City, Sextonville, and Woodstock preserve a mid-century rural infrastructure of one-room schoolhouses and country parishes. Genealogists can find numerous family-centric sites, including the Mayfield Cem and Spring Hill Ch. The presence of the Richland Airport and the Radio Tower (WRCO) indicates the transition toward more modern regional infrastructure alongside established farming communities.