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Road Map of Wisconsin
Map
This map shows highways, roads, routes, communities, rivers, and lakes. Wide red lines show principle highways. Narrow red lines show secondary roadways or routes of questionable passability. Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and the Mississippi River are labeled.
1916
Wisconsin. State Highway Commission (cartographer)
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WHi 117938
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Official Highway Map of Wisconsin, 1928
1928
This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. The lower left corner includes a legend of roadway types. Lake Michigan and Lake Superior are labeled, as well as communities.
Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin
1919
Narrow red lines show principal secondary highways. Green circles shows points of historical interest. Green triangles show Indian mounds and Indian villages. Green crosses show points of scenic in...
Official Highway Map of Wisconsin : "The Playground of the Middle West"
1925
This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. The lower left corner includes a legend of roadway types. The map also shows free public camping grounds and state parks. La...
Official Highway Map of Wisconsin : "The Playground of the Middle West"
1925
This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. The lower left corner includes a legend of roadway types. Lake Michigan and Lake Superior are labeled, as well as communities.
Hammond's Auto Route Distance Map of Wisconsin
1927 - 1933
This map shows the entire state plus portions of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan outlined in blue. The map shows roads, state parks (black triangles), cities, rivers, and lakes. Ferry lines...
Hammond's Auto Route Distance Map of Wisconsin
circa 1930
This map shows the entire state plus portions of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan outlined in blue. The map shows roads, state parks, cities, rivers, and lakes. Ferry lines on Lake Michigan ...
