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1951 Map of Anamoose SW

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Anamoose SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Glacial prairie potholes and scattered rural infrastructure characterize this mid-century look at the corner of Sheridan and McHenry counties. The landscape is defined by its depressions and water bodies, most notably Mud Lake, Wolf Lake, and Alkali Lake in the southern reaches. Settlement is sparse and follows the township grid, with localized centers of community life including the Congregational Church and several rural burial grounds like Lutheran Cem and Berlin Cem.

The Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad cuts a diagonal path across the northern townships of Anamoose and White, providing the primary industrial link for this agricultural region. Education is decentralized, evidenced by the distribution of country schools such as Georgetown Sch No 1 and Georgetown Sch No 4. This survey was compiled in part from aerial photographs taken during the late 1930s and 1940s, capturing the area during the early stages of the Missouri River Basin development program.