2013 Map of Fulda

About this map

The town of Fulda serves as the primary hub in this southwestern Minnesota landscape, situated at the edge of the elevated Coteau des Prairies plateau. The area is defined by its significant prairie lakes, including the connected Fulda First Lake and Fulda Second Lake, as well as the larger West Graham Lake and East Graham Lake to the southeast. These water bodies, along with the meandering Jack Cr, are set within a strictly gridded agricultural section-line road system that marks the transition between Murray and Nobles counties. The presence of Judicial Ditch Number Twentysix illustrates the historical and ongoing management of the region's hydrology to support its intensive farming economy. This survey documents the intersection of natural glacial topography and the rigid human geography of the rural Midwest.