1967 Map of Hawick

About this map

The Great Northern railroad corridor anchors the small settlement of Hawick, providing a focal point for this rural landscape where the prairies of central Minnesota meet an intricate network of glacial lakes and drainage systems. Steeped in local history, the area features numerous small country schools such as School No 812 and the School No 788 East Irving Mission, alongside congregational centers like Zion Ch and Nordland Ch. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the extensive Dietrich Lange State Wildlife Management Area, which preserves the wetlands and margins surrounding Lake Calhoun and the Middle Fork Crow River. This hydrological complexity is further defined by human engineering, visible in the straight lines of County Ditch No 26 and County Ditch No 9, which illustrate the 20th-century effort to manage the region's high water table for agricultural use.