
The Des Moines River carves a deep valley through the center of this landscape, serving as the topographical anchor for a region defined by early twentieth-century agriculture and heavy rail infrastructure. In the southern portion of the sheet, the industrial hub of Fort Dodge is shown just as its rail network reached its peak, with the Chicago Great Western and Illinois Central lines converging near the river. To the north, the smaller settlements of Humboldt and Badger are connected by the Minneapolis and St Louis tracks, which parallel the river's course.
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