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1993 Map of Shellsburg

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Shellsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

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The Cedar River corridor dominates this 1993 study of eastern Benton and western Linn counties, revealing a landscape defined by expansive state-managed conservation areas and utility infrastructure. The Duane Arnold Energy Center stands prominently near Palo, surrounded by a network of recreational and natural lands including Pleasant Creek State Park and the sprawling Chain Lakes State Game Management Area. This era shows the transition of the river valley from traditional agriculture to a hybrid of power generation and protected wilderness.

Local genealogists will find several burial grounds mapped, such as Strawn Cem, Old Palo Cem, and Spring Grove Cem. Transportation history is preserved through the route of the Chicago and North Western railroad and the Old Railroad Grade near Covington. Distinctive landforms like The Hogback and the winding courses of Bear Creek and Mud Creek provide clear markers of the original terrain before suburban expansion further altered the corridors between Shellsburg and the river valley.