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1893 Map of Whitewater

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Whitewater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1893
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1893

About this map

Whitewater and Palmyra serve as the primary hubs in this late nineteenth-century portrait of the Wisconsin landscape, where the Prairie Du Chien Division Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad cuts a diagonal path through the glacial terrain. The geography is defined by an intricate network of wetlands and waterways, including the Bark River and Scuppernong River, which meander through the townships of Hebron and Cold Spring.

Smaller settlements like Rome and Oak Hill are documented alongside a significant cluster of southern lakes, notably Lauderdale Lakes, Whitewater Lake, and Pleasant Lake. The survey, directed by J.W. Powell, illustrates the transition from marshland to established agricultural plats and early village grids. Genealogists and historians can trace the early road networks connecting these frontier communities before the intensive development of the twentieth century.