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1953 Map of Hermosa NE

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Hermosa NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Scattered one-room schools define the early 1950s social geography of this Pennington County landscape, where the prairie meets the drainage systems of the Black Hills. Education for rural families was anchored by structures like Reich Sch and Mann Sch, with Dodge Sch and North Star Sch positioned to serve neighboring farmsteads. These small landmarks provided communal focal points in an area dominated by dry creek beds and seasonal watercourses.

The topography is shaped by significant hydrological features, including the winding Rapid Creek in the northeast and the meandering Spring Creek to the south. Irrigation and water management are evident via the St Germaine Ditch, which draws from the larger creeks to support local agriculture. The terrain between Dry Creek and Antelope Creek shows a network of drainage patterns, while a solitary Gravel Pit indicates the localized extraction of materials for road maintenance or construction during this era.