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1958 Map of South Milwaukee

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of South Milwaukee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

General Mitchell Field and the sprawling suburbs south of Milwaukee define this 1958 survey, capturing the industrial and residential expansion along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The landscape is a transition from the dense urban grid of Cudahy and St Francis to the emerging subdivisions of Greendale and Oak Creek. The map meticulously records the era's infrastructure, from the Waterworks and Powerplant facilities on the coast to the heavy rail lines of the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific that fueled the region's manufacturing base.

Further south into Caledonia and Mount Pleasant, the terrain shifts toward a rural-industrial mix characterized by numerous Gravel Pits and family-named landmarks like Thompsonville and Franksville. Distinctive features such as Wind Point with its lighthouse and the U S Military Reservation near Oakwood offer specific points of interest for local historians. The presence of numerous small schools like Lamberton Sch and churches such as Paynesville Chapel provides a detailed look at the social fabric of these lakeside communities before late-century development.