1975 Map of Waupun SE

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Horicon Marsh dominates the western landscape of this 1975 aerial study, showing the extensive wetlands and conservation boundaries of the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge and the Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area. The orthophotograph reveals the tight-knit agricultural grid that defines this portion of Dodge County, where family farms are partitioned into a mosaic of cultivated fields. In the southeast corner, the Rock River serves as the focal point for the settlement of Mayville, which grew around the river's water power in the mid-19th century. Further north and west, the smaller crossroads of Leroy and Kekoskee appear as concentrated hubs of rural life. This overhead perspective preserves the exact footprint of these communities and their relationship to the marshlands during the mid-1970s, capturing the transition between protected wildlife habitats and intensive dairyland farming.