Tracing Land Parcel History: Case Studies in Northern Wisconsin

Image: Part of a 1756 map of lands then claimed by France and Britain, including what is now northern Wisconsin (Library of Congress). Lakes near the label "Lacs aux Outaouais" may be Lac Courte Oreilles and other nearby lakes

Acknowledgements: This map uses data from the High Country News Land Grab U Database. Citation: Robert Lee, "Morrill Act of 1862 Indigenous Land Parcels Database," High Country News, March 2020. See https://www.landgrabu.org/for an overview of the Land Grab U Project. Background maps from Open Street Map contributors, and courtesy US Geological Survey. Parcel data from Wisconsion State Cartographer's Office. PLSS and vegetation map from Wisconsin DNR. Development of this map was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (AA-289974-23)