{"product_id":"old-map-of-stockholm-wisconsin-by-usgs-1951-lake-city-mississippi-river-lake-pepin","title":"Old Map of Stockholm, Wisconsin by USGS, 1951 – Lake City, Mississippi River \u0026 Lake Pepin","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1953 from work created in 1951, the USGS topographical map titled “Lake City” captures a richly detailed mid-century portrait of the Mississippi River country around Lake City, Minnesota, and Stockholm, Wisconsin. Set at the classic 1:62,500 scale, it presents the riverine landscape with the scientific precision for which the U.S. Geological Survey became renowned. The broad sweep of Lake Pepin—an expansive natural lake within the Mississippi—anchors the composition, while roads, trails, settlements, wooded areas, and elevation contours reveal the close relationship between human movement and the dramatic terrain. This is a map of a region shaped by water, commerce, bluffs, and rural settlement at a moment when postwar America was steadily modernizing its infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Geological Survey, founded in 1879, brought a new level of rigor to American cartography, combining field observation, geodetic control, and standardized symbology to create maps useful to engineers, planners, scientists, and travelers. By the early 1950s, USGS quadrangles had become indispensable documents of the national landscape, recording not only natural features but also the practical geography of roads, railways, dwellings, schools, and cultivated land. In “Lake City,” that institutional clarity is evident in every contour and symbol. The map’s colors distinguish terrain types and cultural features with understated elegance, while the contour lines give the countryside a sculptural quality, transforming hills, coulees, valleys, and river bluffs into a legible topographic narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe landscape shown here is one of the most evocative stretches of the Upper Mississippi. Lake Pepin widens the river into a grand inland expanse, bordered by steep wooded slopes and small communities whose histories are tied to trade, farming, fishing, and river transport. Lake City, Minnesota, appears along the western shore, historically a commercial point on the lake and often associated with steamboat traffic and lakeside recreation. Across the water, Stockholm, Wisconsin, occupies a picturesque position along the river corridor, part of a region settled by Scandinavian immigrants and shaped by both agricultural enterprise and river access. The map preserves this cross-river relationship, showing how communities on opposite banks shared a common geographic and economic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe topographic character of the map is especially compelling. Contour lines trace the rise and fall of the terrain surrounding the Mississippi, revealing the deeply dissected bluff country that distinguishes this part of Minnesota and Wisconsin from the flatter prairie landscapes to the west. Hills, valleys, wooded ridges, and drainage courses are rendered with a clarity that invites close reading, making visible the forces of erosion, water flow, and settlement choice. Roads wind around slopes and through lowlands, indicating the practical compromises required by the land itself. Forested regions appear through period USGS shading and symbols, while water features—streams, marshy edges, and the vast surface of Lake Pepin—organize the entire scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Lake City” reflects the infrastructure and settlement patterns of the early 1950s, a transitional era in which rural America was increasingly connected by improved roads, modern surveying, and expanding federal and state planning. The map records a world before later suburban expansion and highway transformation, where small towns, river landings, farmsteads, and local routes still defined the rhythm of the countryside. Its appeal lies not only in its cartographic accuracy but in its sense of place: the meeting of bluffland and water, Wisconsin and Minnesota, old river commerce and modern mapping science. For anyone drawn to the Upper Mississippi, it offers a beautifully disciplined view of a storied landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStockholm, Wisconsin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake City, Minnesota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMississippi River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Pepin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearby hills and valleys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearby residential areas depicted on the map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal forested regions indicated by shading and symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap name: Lake City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1951 and published in 1953\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopographical map showing a historical view of the region in the early 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated at a scale of 1:62,500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures contour lines to indicate elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed water features and vegetation areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses color to denote different terrain types, typical of USGS maps from this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows hills, valleys, and bodies of water through contour lines and shading techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the geographic and infrastructural landscape of a region transitioning toward more modern development\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). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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