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1959 Map of Watertown

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Watertown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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The Rock River winds through the heart of Watertown, serving as a central geographic anchor for this 1950s landscape spanning Dodge and Jefferson Counties. The city's residential and industrial growth is clearly visible, with prominent educational institutions like Northwestern College and several parochial schools, including St Marks Sch and St Henry Cem, anchoring the local community. Significant infrastructure of the era is present, including the Chicago and North Western rail lines and the Watertown Airport south of the city center.

Rural reaches of the quadrangle show a network of small settlements and family burial grounds, such as Pipersville to the southeast and Old Lebanon in the northeast. Genealogists will find a wealth of records in the numerous cemeteries like Oak Hill Cemetery and Moravian Cemetery. The landscape is further defined by its resource extraction, with numerous Gravel Pits, Quarries, and a Sandpit scattered throughout the townships of Emmet and Ixonia.