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1960 Map of Aberdeen West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Aberdeen West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Aberdeen's western expansion and agricultural periphery are documented in this 1960 survey, a time when the prairie landscape was defined by an orderly grid of section lines and township boundaries like T. 123 N. T. 122 N. and R. 65 W. R. 64 W.. The intersection of transport and recreation is evident near Wylie Park and Wylie Lake, while the city's intellectual and spiritual infrastructure is marked by Lincoln Sch and the Riverside Cemetery along Melgaard Road.

The prairie terrain across Mercier and Highland townships is carved by the winding paths of Foot Creek and Moccasin Creek. The map records the dominance of the railroad era through the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Chicago and North Western lines, which supported the regional grain and cattle economy. From the Aberdeen Country Club to the various Gravel Pits, the sheet captures a South Dakota community balancing institutional growth with its foundational rural roots.