1967 Map of Wisconsin Rapids

About this map

The Wisconsin River corridor defines the industrial and social heart of Wood County, anchored by the paper-making and cranberry-growing hubs of Wisconsin Rapids, Port Edwards, and Nekoosa. This late-1960s landscape shows a transition from dense urban centers to the specialized agricultural fields of the west, where cranberry bogs and canals dominate the terrain of Cranmoor. Infrastructure supporting the regional economy is visible through the networks of the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads, which linked these mill towns to broader markets.