1956 Map of Belle Prairie

About this map

The Camp Ripley Military Reservation dominates the western bank of the river in this mid-century survey, featuring a prominent Airfield and a network of training grounds. The Mississippi River serves as the central geographic spine, its channel crowded with a series of named landforms including Topeka Islands, Ducette Island, and Roscoe Island. This reach of the river is defined by a dense cluster of river-islands and the winding path of Fletcher Creek as it feeds into the main waterway from the east.