1952 Map of Deep Creek SE

About this map

The Perkins Co Meade Co border divides this 1950s landscape, illustrating the remote ranching and grazing territory of western South Dakota. Part of a larger program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, the map details a complex drainage system led by Deep Creek. The terrain is defined by the confluence of watercourses such as Flint Creek and Flint Rock Creek, which carve through the high plains. A solitary Windmill stands as a marker of the agricultural infrastructure required to sustain livestock in this semi-arid environment during the early post-war era. The survey captures the land shortly after aerial photography was conducted in 1948, reflecting a period when geographic precision was being applied to the vast open ranges of the Great Plains.