Map or Atlas
Section of the Valley of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien
This map shows the geological makeup of the valley in red, yellow, and green, the Mississippi River, and the location of Fort Crawford. The geology on the left bluff from bottom up is: Soft Sugar-like Sandstone; Thin layer of Oolitic Limestone. Alterations of Limestone & Sandstone; Very hard white Limestone; Lower Magnesian Limestone; Limestones; Soft Sugar like Sandstone; Blue Fossiliferous Limestone; and soil. The geology of the right bluff from bottom up is: Sandstone 30ft.; Lower Magnesian Limestone of the Wisconsin River 190 ft.; Limestone 40 ft.; Soft Sugar-like Sandstone 40 ft.; Buff colored Limestone 20 ft.; Blue Fossiliferous Limestone 115 ft.; Soil & Cliff. 60 ft. Cliff Limestone. |
Image ID: | 122990 |
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Creation Date: | 1839 |
Creator Name: | Locke, John |
City: | Prairie du Chien |
County: | Crawford |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Map Collection |
Genre: | Map or Atlas |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | H GX875 1839 L |
Original Dimensions: | 18 x 31 cm, on sheet 25 x 35 cm |
Cities and towns |
Geology |
Formations (Geology) |
Fortification |
Mississippi River |
Valleys |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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