1972 Map of Weaver

About this map

Whitewater River and the Mississippi River converge in this riverfront landscape, where the flat valley floors meet the steep bluffs of Rattlesnake Ridge and Hosier Ridge. The 1972 survey records the tiny river settlements of Weaver and Minneiska as they existed along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific rail line. This area is heavily defined by conservation, with the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest covering the upland ridges and the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge spanning the backwaters and Dorer Pools. Family and local history can be traced through sites like Young Cem and St Marys Cem, while topographic names like Adams Valley and Selke Valley suggest the early agricultural patterns of the coulee country.