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1954 Map of Sheboygan South

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Sheboygan South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Industrial infrastructure and shoreline preservation define this mid-century view of southern Sheboygan. The Chicago and North Western railway corridors anchor the urban grid, serving sites like the Refinery and a Gravel Pit near Kohler. Along the coast of Lake Michigan, the Edgewater Powerplant and a Sewage Disposal facility sit north of the developing suburbs, while further south, the landscape transitions to the protected dunes of Terry Andrae State Park.

Social and educational life is etched into the landscape through numerous neighborhood landmarks, including Central High Sch, Madison Sch, and Franklin Sch. Cultural artifacts of the era, such as a Drive-in Theater and Camp Taswood, appear alongside older sites like Wildwood Cem and Immaculate Conception Cem. The geography is further marked by the courses of the Sheboygan River and the Black River, the latter terminating near Black River Point.