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1962 Map of Sun Prairie

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Sun Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The growing town of Sun Prairie serves as the focal point of this 1962 survey, with significant urban revisions from 1969 and 1974 indicated in purple. The transportation network is defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which bisects the community and connects it to the surrounding agricultural landscape of Bristol and Burke townships. Local landmarks such as Angell Park and the municipal Sewage Disposal system show the development of public infrastructure during the mid-20th century.

Rural Dane County life is documented through scattered family-centered sites, including the Bristol Ch and Pierceville Cem. The natural drainage of the region is characterized by the meandering Koshkonong Creek and the low-lying Deansville Marsh to the east. Numerous Gravel Pits and Quarries indicate the importance of local geological resources to the area's construction and road-building history.