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1971 Map of Winnebago

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Winnebago
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The village of Winnebago and the burgeoning western outskirts of Rockford define this 1970s landscape, showing the transition from rural agricultural land to suburban expansion. The western portion of the map is dominated by the townships of Burritt and Winnebago, where small crossroads like Wempletown and scattered institutions such as Burritt Center Sch anchor the farming community. Farther east, the urban grid of Rockford pushes toward the Anna R Page Forest Preserve, featuring a dense concentration of schools like Auburn High Sch and Woodrow Wilson Jr High Sch.

Transportation infrastructure reveals the era's priorities, with the Chicago and North Western railroad bisecting the territory and a cluster of broadcast infrastructure including the Radio Tower (WREX-TV). Local history is preserved in numerous rural burial grounds such as North Burritt Cem and Prospect Cem, while recreational sites like the Drive-in Theater and Searls Memorial Park reflect mid-century social life.