1985 Map of Gettysburg

About this map

Gettysburg and the surrounding high plains of north-central South Dakota are defined by a network of small agricultural hubs and protected wetlands in the mid-1980s. The landscape is crisscrossed by the Burlington Northern railroad, which historically linked grain elevators in towns like Bowdle, Roscoe, and Ipswich. This survey reveals a high concentration of conservation areas, including numerous National Waterfowl Production Areas and State Game Production Areas that punctuate the prairie between Lebanon and Onaka.