Large scale land cover maps, 1930's-1940's.

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Large scale land cover maps, 1930's-1940's.

Maps made on a scale of four inches to a mile showing land and forest cover, soil types, streams and lakes, animal tally, highways, improvements, and miscellaneous items.

6.0 c.f.

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Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory.

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Wisconsin. State Planning Board

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Legislation of 1935 created the State Planning Board as an independent agency to succeed the State Regional Planning Committee (Laws of 1935, Chap. 165) (see WIHV87-A1628). The Board was composed of one member each from the Public Service Commission, the Tax Commission, the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and the Board of Control; two representatives from the University of Wisconsin; three citizens appointed by the Governor; the State Chief Engineer; the State Hea...