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1953 Map of Hereford SW

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Hereford SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Belle Fourche River winds through the northern reaches of this Meade County landscape, defining the topography of the region in the early 1950s. The river's path is marked by a prominent levee system and sits below the elevated Cross S terrain, which overlooks the valley. To the south, the land becomes a intricate network of drainage patterns, including the winding Alkali Creek and the long course of Boydson Draw.

Local rural infrastructure is sparse but distinct, centered on the Brechtel Sch in the northwest and a small Spring toward the south. The presence of the School Section Dam suggests the importance of water management and livestock ranching in this open South Dakota territory during the mid-century era. This map captures the transition between the river bottomlands and the dissected uplands before modern agricultural or residential shifts.