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1970 Map of Ainsworth

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Ainsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The intersection of several major rail lines defines the agricultural landscape of this Washington County region during the early 1970s. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific cuts diagonally through the northern half, passing the small community of Haskins, while the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific runs through the central township and the village of Havre. These steel arteries, along with the Burlington Northern to the south, were the lifeblood of rural Iowa, facilitating the transport of grain and livestock from the surrounding farmsteads.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Bethel Ch and quiet burial grounds such as Salem Cem and Campground Cem. The landscape is etched by a network of waterways including Goose Creek, Whiskey Run, and the North Fork and South Fork, which carve through the townships of Jackson, Highland, and Oregon. Public spaces like Marr Park provide a community anchor amidst the extensive grid of section lines and modern industrial markers like Pipelines.