
The town of Garrison serves as the focal point of this Benton County landscape, situated at the confluence of agricultural life and rail transportation in the early 1970s. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the township boundaries of Monroe, Jackson, Bruce, and Cedar, illustrating the vital connectivity of rural Iowa at the time. Local commerce and infrastructure are evident through several Quarries and the Garrison Dam on Hinkle Creek.
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1954 · Waterloo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Waterloo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Eagle Center
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Elberon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Van Horne
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Dysart
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · La Porte City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Vinton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Brandon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Keystone North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000