Tagged As: Historic

Where is the Wisconsin Boundary?

Where is the Wisconsin boundary, exactly, and why is it there?

Say Hello to the Bordner Survey Viewer!

The Bordner Survey Viewer includes all polygons from the original paper Bordner Survey maps.

Digitizing the Historic Bordner Maps – A Group Effort

Through the efforts of hundreds of University of Wisconsin students and staff, a statewide GIS layer of the 1930-era Bordner dataset is now available on Geodata@Wisconsin.

New Tools Now Available for Downloading Wisconsin Historic Aerial Imagery

New options include downloadable georeferenced imagery, an online photo index, and bulk downloads.

Dane County Launches Underrepresented Communities Historical Markers Program

If you have an idea about a place, person or event that’s particularly important, you can submit your idea in an online survey form.

Identifying Wisconsin’s Cartographic Phantoms

Your input is needed on a proposal to reclassify 31 “cartographic phantoms” found on maps of Wisconsin.

History of Cartography recognized in Wisconsin News

How long does it take to tell the story of maps and mappers from prehistoric times to the present?  As it turns out, approximately forty years.  Inside UW recently published a celebratory article documenting the …

There’s No There There! (Part 2)

Don’t visit these Dane County locations if you’re hoping to fill up your tank or get a cappuccino.

There’s No There There! (Part 1)

Don’t visit these Dane County locations if you’re hoping to fill up your tank or get a cappuccino.

How Wisconsin’s Counties Got Their Shapes

Wisconsin’s county boundaries have attained their current shapes as a result of numerous boundary changes that date back to the formation of Wisconsin Territory in 1836.