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1952 Map of Conata NE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Conata NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Badlands National Monument and the northern reaches of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation meet along the winding course of the White River in this 1952 survey. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the level plateau and the erosional features of Castle Butte to the river valley floor. A shared National Monument Boundary and Reservation Boundary underscores the complex land management of the era.

Evidence of local development and transportation is found in the path of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad crossing the northern sections. Though the Hurley Sch (Abandoned) reflects a shifting rural population, the presence of a Gravel Pit and scattered water sources like Potato Creek and a localized Spring indicate the ongoing utility of the land for ranching and infrastructure in mid-century Jackson and Pennington counties.