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1950 Map of Hot Springs SE

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hot Springs SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Cheyenne River winds through this 1950 South Dakota landscape, a region undergoing significant hydrological changes as part of the Department of the Interior program for the Missouri River Basin. The southwest corner of the map features the Angostura Reservoir Spillway, showing the early footprint of this reclamation project. On the high ground, the Lincoln Mess plateau dominates the central terrain, bordered by numerous drainage systems such as Slate Spring Draw and Horse Camp Draw.

Tracing family history in this corner of Fall River County is aided by several recorded burial grounds, including Fairview Cem to the north and Smithwick Cem further south. The rural infrastructure of the era is anchored by the Green Valley Sch and the Chicago and North Western railroad line, which cuts through the northeastern and southeastern corners. These details, alongside scattered Windmill and Well sites, document a ranching and farming economy reliant on both the railway and managed water resources.