2019 Map of Gary NW

About this map

The borderlands where South Dakota and Minnesota meet are defined by the prairie hydrology of the Northern Plains. Along this state line, Salt Lake sits at the center of a complex network of wetlands and intermittent watercourses, including the upper reaches of Lost Cr and the W Br Lac qui Parle River. The landscape is etched with the rectilinear grid of the Public Land Survey System, which dictates the placement of rural infrastructure like Lundin Airport in the northwest corner. This area serves as a significant genealogical anchor, preserving the locations of several pioneer-era burial grounds. The presence of Antelope Valley Cem, Zoar Lutheran Cem, and the Mehurin Norwegian Lutheran Cem speaks to the early Scandinavian and European settlement patterns that established these townships in Grant and Deuel counties.