1954 Map of Fruitdale

About this map

Fruitdale serves as the central hub of this mid-century western South Dakota landscape, situated along the Chicago and North Western railroad line. The map highlights a complex irrigation and water management system essential to the region, dominated by the massive Belle Fourche Reservoir and the Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge. Tracing the banks of the Belle Fourche River, the survey reveals a network of man-made waterways including the Redwater Canal, Gillette Lateral, and North Lateral.