1974 Map of St. Croix Dalles NE

About this map

Centrally positioned in this 1974 orthophotograph, the village of Centuria serves as the primary focal point of a landscape defined by an intensive agricultural grid. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this aerial-based survey provides a photographic record of land use in Polk County, revealing the distinct patchwork of cultivated fields and wooded lot lines that characterized northwestern Wisconsin during the mid-1970s. The village itself is tightly clustered around a clear north-south corridor and a diagonal rail line, showing the classic Midwestern layout where residential and commercial activity centers on transportation routes. Several large water bodies are visible across the southern and eastern portions of the quadrangle, their dark, irregular shapes contrasting sharply with the geometric precision of the surrounding farms.