1954 Map of Daly Corners

About this map

Sand Lake and the National Wildlife Refuge dominate the northwestern corner of this mid-century survey of Brown County. The landscape is defined by the industrial and agricultural infrastructure of the eastern Dakotas, featuring the Chicago and North Western railroad line cutting through the north and a network of water management features like the Crow Creek Drainage Ditch. The transition between Shelby, Columbia, and Claremont townships is meticulously documented, showing the dispersed nature of settlement in this prairie region.