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1955 Map of Hot Springs

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Hot Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Black Hills granite peaks and the arid expanses of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation meet in this mid-century survey. The landscape reflects a complex layering of federal designations, from the iconic Mount Rushmore and Wind Cave National Park to the cold-war era Rapid City Air To Air Gunnery Range. Along the southern reaches, the Black Hills Ordnance Depot stands as a significant military installation near Edgemont.

Resource extraction and water management are evident through the marked Uranium Mines and the recently completed Angostura Reservoir on the Cheyenne River. Transport is dominated by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which threads through mountain passes and prairie settlements like Wounded Knee, Pringle, and Buffalo Gap. The inclusion of the now-decommissioned Fossil Cycad National Monument provides a specific window into the era's changing conservation priorities.