1968 Map of Beresford NW

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Turkey Ridge rises above the southeastern South Dakota prairie in this late 1960s landscape, where the Vermillion River meanders through a network of small agricultural townships including Turner, Delaware, and Brooklyn. The city of Centerville serves as the primary hub, situated near the Chicago and North Western rail line and Gunderson Park. The survey captures a well-established rural community defined by its local institutions, featuring numerous country schools such as Faith Sch and Pleasant Grove Sch. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-connected burial grounds like Frieling Cem, Melhus Cem, and Riverview Cem. Industrial and transport markers of the era include several Gravel Pits and private aviation facilities like the Nelson Landing Strip and Overgaard Airport.