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1970 Map of Goodwill

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Goodwill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Old Sisseton Indian Agency stands as a central historical landmark within the Sisseton Indian Reservation during this 1970 survey of Roberts County. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the upland plains and the coulees that drop toward the valley floor, where Goodwill Creek and Agency Creek carve through the terrain. The small community of Goodwill is the primary settlement, supported by the Goodwill Ch and Goodwill Cem.

Transportation and resource management are evident through the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line clipping the northeastern corner and a dedicated National Wildlife Management Area. Numerous springs feed into the drainage system, while the western edge is dominated by the basin of Dry Wood Lake. This map captures the rural character of the reservation before modern development altered the footprint of its older agency sites and cemeteries.