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1972 Map of Beaver

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Beaver
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Beaver sits near the junction of the Whitewater River and Beaver Creek, where the river valley cuts deep into the plateau of southeastern Minnesota. The 1972 landscape is defined by the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest, preserving the steep bluffs of Rattlesnake Ridge and Hoosier Ridge. These high ridges separate the drainage of Snake Creek to the north from the Whitewater valley to the south.

Local genealogy and social history are anchored by the distribution of country cemeteries and churches across the high ground, including Woodlawn Cem, Whitewater Cem, and Hoosier Ridge Ch. The map shows a transition from the agricultural uplands of Highland and Watopa to the narrow, wooded bottoms of Glendale Hollow and Jacobs Hill. At the river, a Gaging Station and several campgrounds indicate the area's role in water management and recreation during the early 1970s.