{"product_id":"old-map-of-lac-du-flambeau-wisconsin-by-usgs-1951-fence-lake-crawling-stone-lakes","title":"Old Map of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin by USGS, 1951 – Fence Lake \u0026 Crawling Stone Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1951 from survey work completed that same year, the US Geological Survey’s “Lac Du Flambeau” presents a mid-century view of one of northern Wisconsin’s most lake-rich landscapes. Drawn at 1:48,000 scale, the map records the Lac du Flambeau area in Vilas County with the disciplined clarity for which USGS mapping became renowned. Unlike a contour-heavy topographic sheet, this planimetric map emphasizes the horizontal arrangement of features—shorelines, roads, trails, settlements, marshes, and forest cover—making it especially evocative as a portrait of spatial organization. The resulting image is both practical and atmospheric: a careful survey of a watery woodland region at a moment when transportation routes, recreation, and conservation were reshaping the Northwoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lac du Flambeau region is defined by water, and this map captures that character with striking abundance. Lac du Flambeau itself anchors the sheet, surrounded by a constellation of lakes whose names evoke the natural and cultural geography of the area: Fence Lake, Indian Lake, Willow Lake, Crystal Lake, Long Lake, and the neighboring Little Crawling Stone and Big Crawling Stone Lakes. Smaller unnamed ponds and irregular marshlands fill the spaces between, suggesting a glacially sculpted terrain of basins, wetlands, and forested ridges. In the USGS palette of the period, blue water bodies stand out vividly against greens representing woodland and vegetation, creating an immediate visual sense of the Northwoods as a place where land and lake are inseparably interwoven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, the map belongs to a tradition of federal cartography grounded in field observation, standardized symbols, and civic utility. By 1951, USGS maps were essential tools for land management, infrastructure planning, travel, resource assessment, and outdoor recreation. Here, the agency’s characteristic restraint gives the sheet its authority: roads are precisely aligned, trails thread through forests, and shorelines are rendered with close attention to their intricate bends and bays. The planimetric emphasis is particularly revealing, privileging access and arrangement over relief. It allows the viewer to understand how people moved through the landscape—by road, track, and lakeside route—while also preserving the form of a region still dominated by woods, wetlands, and open water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, the map offers a compelling glimpse of northern Wisconsin in the early postwar period. The roads and trails shown across the sheet speak to expanding automobile travel, timber access, local settlement patterns, and the growing appeal of lake country tourism. At the same time, the breadth of forest and marshland reflects a landscape where environmental awareness and resource stewardship were becoming increasingly significant. Lac du Flambeau is also an area of deep Indigenous presence, and the place-names on and around the map reveal layers of cultural history, including names that reflect the terminology and conventions of the era in which the survey was made. As a document, it records not only geography, but the language and priorities of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this map especially engaging is the balance between precision and atmosphere. Its greens and blues do more than categorize terrain; they evoke the sensory character of Vilas County—cool lakes, dense forest, low wetlands, and winding routes through sparsely developed country. The dense scattering of lakes, from major named waters to small unnamed ponds, gives the composition a rhythmic, almost mosaic quality. For the modern viewer, the sheet invites comparison between the region’s 1951 landscape and its present-day patterns of recreation, development, and conservation. As a historical topographical map, “Lac Du Flambeau” preserves a moment when the Northwoods remained profoundly shaped by water, forest, and the measured hand of mid-century American cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLac du Flambeau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFence Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndian Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillow Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Crawling Stone Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Crawling Stone Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquaw Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVilas County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral unnamed lakes and ponds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested areas and marshlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished in 1951, based on survey data from the same year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical topographical map at 1:48,000 scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanimetric map emphasizing horizontal positions rather than elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a vibrant green and blue color palette to distinguish forests and water bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows detailed lakes, trails, and roads that illustrate the regional landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresents mid-20th century spatial organization and infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects environmental and geographic awareness of the Lac du Flambeau area in the early 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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