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1967 Map of Hitchcock SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Hitchcock SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Bonilla anchors the northwestern corner of this prairie landscape, where the township boundaries of Altoona, Allen, and Broadland meet. This survey, conducted as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, reveals a transition from traditional agricultural land to conservation efforts at the National Wildlife Management Area. The eastern edge of the quadrangle is defined by the Chicago and North Western rail line, which served the small communities and grain elevators of the central South Dakota plains.

Local history is preserved in small but significant markers such as the Townhall and the isolated Altoona Cem. The presence of several Flowing Wells and numerous Gravel Pits underscores the region's reliance on groundwater and local materials for infrastructure. For those researching Beadle County genealogy, the map provides precise locations for both the village-side Bonilla Cem and the more remote township burial grounds.