1976 Map of Tomah NE

About this map

Tomah serves as the primary hub in this Monroe County orthophotograph, where the urban grid meets the agricultural landscape of central Wisconsin. The imagery reveals the complex relationship between the built environment and the natural drainage patterns that flow toward the reservoir labeled Tomah. Further south, the rural settlement of Ridgeville stands amidst a patchwork of contoured farm fields, illustrating the era's land-use practices. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this aerial survey provides a direct view of the mid-1970s vegetation cover and road network, including the path of Interstate 90 as it cuts across the township. The visual contrast between the concentrated development in the northeast and the dispersed farmsteads to the south highlights the region's shift from a dense railroad-influenced town center to a modern highway-connected landscape.