Old Maps of Stephan, Fort Thompson District

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Stephan, Fort Thompson District maps

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  1. 1953 Map of Huron, 1959 Print
    1953 Map of Huron, 1959 Print
    1953 Huron
    1959 Print · USGS
    Central South Dakota comes alive in the mid-1950s as a thriving rail and agricultural corridor between the Missouri and James Rivers. Trace the legacy of family farms and prairie towns like Huron, Faulkton, and Wessington Springs along the historic Chicago and North Western rail lines.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1954 Map of Huron, 1977 Print
    1954 Map of Huron, 1977 Print
    1954 Huron
    1977 Print · USGS
    Central South Dakota was a landscape of grain elevators and river bends during the mid-fifties. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of the James River valley through railroad towns like Redfield and the sprawling Crow Creek Indian Reservation.

  3. 1966 Map of Stephan, 1967 Print
    1966 Map of Stephan, 1967 Print
    1966 Stephan
    1967 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Hyde and Buffalo counties are captured in the mid-1960s, showing the settlement of Stephan and the Indian Reservation Boundary. Researchers can locate community anchors like the Stephan Sch and trace the headwaters of Campbell Creek.

  4. 1985 Map of Big Bend Dam, 1986 Print
    1985 Map of Big Bend Dam, 1986 Print
    1985 Big Bend Dam
    1986 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River landscape of the mid-1980s is defined by the massive Big Bend Dam and the sprawling waters of Lake Sharpe. Genealogists and historians can trace reservation boundaries and rural outposts like Fort Thompson, Stephan, and the Miller Dale Colony.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 2012 Map of Stephan, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Stephan, 2012 Print
    2012 Stephan
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Stephan, including Fort Thompson District, Grey Hill East Township, and other nearby areas

  6. 2015 Map of Stephan, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Stephan, 2015 Print
    2015 Stephan
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Stephan, including Fort Thompson District, Grey Hill East Township, and other nearby areas

  7. 2017 Map of Stephan, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Stephan, 2017 Print
    2017 Stephan
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Stephan, including Fort Thompson District, Grey Hill East Township, and other nearby areas

  8. 2021 Map of Stephan, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Stephan, 2021 Print
    2021 Stephan
    2021 Print · USGS
    Central South Dakota's prairie landscape comes into focus in this recent study of the border between Hyde and Buffalo counties. Genealogists and historians can locate Stephan Mission Cemetery and trace rural routes like Bad Nation Road and Crow Creek Loop.

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