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1983 Map of Sparta

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Sparta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The city of Sparta serves as the focal point of this early 1980s survey, situated where the La Crosse River and Little La Crosse River converge. The urban landscape is characterized by its civic infrastructure, including City Hall, the Post Office, and several educational facilities like High Sch and Southside Sch. A significant portion of the eastern landscape is dedicated to the Fort McCoy Military Reservation, which borders the Angelo township.

Transport and recreation are intertwined throughout the region, with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Chicago and North Western rail lines cutting through the terrain. Evidence of the area's agricultural and social history is found in numerous rural burial grounds, such as St Patricks Cem and Farmers Valley Cem. To the north, the Rolling Hills County Home and the La Crosse River State Fishery Area highlight the mix of institutional and conservation land uses common in Monroe County during this era.