1972 Map of Canton SW

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The State Game Management Area borders the shoreline of Canton Lake in this 1970s look at the Dewey and Blaine County line. This landscape is defined by the intersection of recreational wildlife management and active energy extraction, with a widespread Oil Field and numerous labeled Oil Wells and Drill Holes scattered across the townships of Lincoln, Liberty, and Harper. Genealogists will find the Fountain Cem located near the headwaters of local drainages, while transport historians can trace the route of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad as it cuts through the southeast. The terrain is marked by seasonal watercourses like Minnehaha Creek, which feeds into the larger reservoir system that dominated the regional hydrology by the early 1970s.