1967 Map of Blunt SE

About this map

Medicine Knoll rises as a prominent landmark above the winding waterways of the South Dakota prairie in this late 1960s topographic study. The landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Medicine Creek and the South Fork Medicine Knoll Creek, which carve intricate coulees through the high plains. This map was produced as part of the Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, reflecting a period of intensive land management and surveying in the region. The map captures the agricultural and hydrologic character of the border between Sully and Hughes counties, showing the relationship between the elevated knolls and the riparian corridors that dictated early land use and movement through this part of the Great Plains.