1970 Map of Spaulding

About this map

Cranberry Bogs and intricate water-management networks define this portion of central Wisconsin. The landscape is structured by the Green Bay and Western Railroad Grade and the Old Railroad Grade, which intersect near the historic rail points of Lapham Junction and Eleva Station. These remnants of the timber and transport era sit alongside the natural contours of the Black River and its East Fork. The map reveals a transition into the managed wilderness of the Meadow Valley State Wildlife Management Area, where artificial waterways like the North Floater Ditch and South Floater Ditch intersect the lowlands. Rising above the marshes and commercial bogs are prominent local landmarks such as Saddle Mound, Sugarloaf Mound, and Bear Bluff, the latter featuring Hunters Peak and Drescher Island.