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1950 Map of Turtle Lake

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Turtle Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Turtle Lake and Almena serve as the primary hubs in this western Wisconsin landscape, where the Chicago and North Western and Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads intersect. This 1950 field check reveals a region defined by its glacial hydrology, with a dense concentration of water bodies including Upper Turtle Lake, Lower Turtle Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and the expansive Pipe Lake to the northwest.

Social life in the mid-century is anchored by rural landmarks such as Holy Trinity Ch and numerous one-room schoolhouses like Sunny Brook Sch and White Clover Sch. The map details the transition from small hamlets like Richardson and Joel to more established settlements, while preserving the location of family-named sites like the St Johns Cem and Clinton Heights Sch, offering a valuable record of the area's agricultural and social structure.