1895 Map of Aberdeen

About this map

Aberdeen anchors this 1893 survey of northeastern South Dakota, serving as a vital rail hub where the Great Northern R.R. and Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. converge. The landscape is dominated by the meandering course of the James River, which snakes southward through the center of the sheet past the settlement of Rondell. The surrounding terrain, categorized by expansive tracts like Garden Prairie and La Prairie, reflects the region's agricultural transition during the late nineteenth century.