1969 Map of Hawarden South

About this map

Hawarden serves as the regional hub in this late 1960s study of the Iowa-South Dakota borderlands. The landscape is defined by its transit corridors, where the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads intersect near the Missouri River Basin. This transportation network supported a rural economy of scattered farmsteads across townships like Logan, Washington, and Portland. The drainage patterns of the prairie are clearly visible, with Sixmile Creek and Indian Creek carving through the terrain south of the Hawarden Municipal Airport. Smaller settlements like McNally appear along the rail lines, while industrial activity is represented by a Gravel Pit and a Gaging Sta along the waterways, marking the intersection of natural drainage and human utility.