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Old Maps of Franklin Township, South Dakota for Metal Detecting

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Franklin Township, SD maps

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  1. 1898 Map of Huron
    1898 Map of Huron
    1898 Huron
    1898 Print · USGS
    Central South Dakota thrived as a rail and river hub in the 1890s. Genealogists and historians can trace early townships and rail junctions like Huron, Woonsocket, and the crossings of the James River.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 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
  7. 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.
  10. 1973 Map of Woonsocket, 1976 Print
    1973 Map of Woonsocket, 1976 Print
    1973 Woonsocket
    1976 Print · USGS
    Woonsocket and the surrounding Sanborn County prairie are captured here in the early seventies as a hub of rail transport and rural industry. Researchers can trace family history at St Wilfrid Cem or locate the Lynch Ranch and McCoy Lake hunting grounds.
  13. 1973 Map of Lane, 1976 Print
    1973 Map of Lane, 1976 Print
    1973 Lane
    1976 Print · USGS
    The town of Lane and the surrounding Jerauld County prairie are captured here in the mid-1970s. Trace the path of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad or locate family sites near Fairview Cem and Firesteel Creek.
  16. 1985 Map of Huron, 1986 Print
    1985 Map of Huron, 1986 Print
    1985 Huron
    1986 Print · USGS
    The James River valley and the city of Huron come into focus during the mid-eighties as centers of rail and prairie commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace communal sites like Riverside Colony and established rail towns from Wolsey to Woonsocket.
    2 unique versions available
  19. 2012 Map of Lane, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Lane, 2012 Print
    2012 Lane
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Franklin Township, including Lane, Blaine Township, and other nearby areas
  22. 2012 Map of Woonsocket, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Woonsocket, 2012 Print
    2012 Woonsocket
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Franklin Township, including Woonsocket, Blaine Township, and other nearby areas
  25. 2015 Map of Woonsocket, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Woonsocket, 2015 Print
    2015 Woonsocket
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Franklin Township, including Woonsocket, Blaine Township, and other nearby areas
  28. 2015 Map of Lane, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Lane, 2015 Print
    2015 Lane
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Franklin Township, including Lane, Blaine Township, and other nearby areas
  31. 2017 Map of Lane, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Lane, 2017 Print
    2017 Lane
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Franklin Township, including Lane, Blaine Township, and other nearby areas
  34. 2017 Map of Woonsocket, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Woonsocket, 2017 Print
    2017 Woonsocket
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Franklin Township, including Woonsocket, Blaine Township, and other nearby areas
  37. 2021 Map of Woonsocket, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Woonsocket, 2021 Print
    2021 Woonsocket
    2021 Print · USGS
    The town of Woonsocket and its surrounding agricultural plains are meticulously documented in this recent survey. Researchers can trace local history through the Sanborn County Courthouse and burial sites like Saint Wilfrid Cem and Feistner Cem.
  40. 2021 Map of Lane, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Lane, 2021 Print
    2021 Lane
    2021 Print · USGS
    Jerauld County's agricultural heartland is captured here in the early twenty-first century, centered on the grid of the small town of Lane. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Fairview Cem or follow the path of Firesteel Cr through the prairie.
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