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1937 Map of Canning

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Canning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Missouri River currents dominate this 1930s landscape, carrying the eye past a series of large mid-river landmarks including Farm Island, Antelope Island, and Fort George Island. Along the northern banks, the village of Canning and the riverside stop of Rousseau sit on the Chicago and Northwestern rail line, serving a ranching economy defined by family holdings such as the Pietrus Ranch, Body Ranch, and the descriptively named Seldom Seen Ranch.

South of the river, the landscape transitions into the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, where local spiritual life is anchored by Holy Name Chapel and St Thomas Ch. The topography is etched by numerous drainages like Mosteller Draw and Medicine Knoll Creek leading toward the prominent heights of Medicine Knoll. A network of small country schools, including Good Luck Sch and Pleasantview Sch, points to a once-dense rural population of homesteaders and ranch hands working the draws and plateaus of Hughes County.