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1951 Map of Belvidere SW

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Belvidere SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The White River carves a complex, meandering path across the southern portion of this landscape, marking the northern boundary of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This 1951 field check reveals a frontier-style settlement pattern defined by isolated family operations such as the Word Ranch, Smith Ranch, and Youman Ranch. The northern half of the map is dominated by the strategic corridor of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which runs east-west across a series of high ridges and drainage divides.

Local infrastructure is sparse but essential for this ranching community, featuring rural schoolhouses like Warner Sch and Flat Top Sch situated near Indian Creek. The map also captures a small Landing Field near the western Kadoka Town Boundary, while the shifting course of the river creates numerous cutoffs and gravel deposits, including a noted Gravel Pit. The terrain transitions from high prairie plateaus in the north to the eroded breaks and alluvial plains of the river valley in the south.