1963 Map of Stratford

About this map

Stratford serves as the focal point of this 1960s agricultural and river landscape, where the Big Eau Pleine River and Chicago and North Western railroad converge. The map documents a transition from the larger settlement at Stratford to a network of smaller communities and crossroads such as March Rapids, Milan, and Fenwood. This era shows a well-established rural social infrastructure, marked by numerous local institutions like St Adalbert Ch, Peace Cem Ch, and Dixon Sch, many of which were central to the identity of the surrounding townships.