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1986 Map of Glencoe

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Glencoe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Hutchinson and Glencoe anchor this 1980s landscape across McLeod, Renville, and Sibley counties, showing a region defined by agricultural grid patterns and glacial lake clusters. The survey records a critical period of transportation and conservation, featuring the Soo Line Railroad and the Chicago and North Western Transportation Co as they threaded through prairie towns like Bird Island, Hector, and Arlington.

Conservation efforts are evident in the numerous waterfowl production areas and state wildlife management areas, including Greenleaf State Wildlife Management Area and Fahlun State Wildlife Management Area. In the southwestern corner, the Birch Coulee Battlefield State Park preserves a site of significant local conflict along the Minnesota River valley. From the shores of Big Kandiyohi Lake to the industrial siding in Winthrop, the map captures the late-twentieth-century balance between intense cultivation and the preservation of the prairie's natural water systems.