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1949 Map of Carpio NE

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Carpio NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Water management and wildlife conservation define this 1940s landscape along the Renville Co Ward Co border. The Upper Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge dominates the northern terrain, featuring a series of controlled water bodies including Pond A, Pond B, and Pond C, which manage the flow of the Souris River. This complex system of dikes and spillways, such as Dam No 83 and Dam No 87, illustrates the early federal efforts toward habitat restoration in the Missouri River Basin.

Rural social structures are evident through the placement of scattered educational and religious landmarks. Genealogists can locate St Henrys Ch and its adjacent St Henrys Cemetery in the northeast, while the southern portion of the map is punctuated by several numbered schoolhouses like School No 1 and Stamen Sch No 1. The southern valley is carved by the Des Lacs River, paralleled by the tracks of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie River railroad.