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1967 Map of Ida Grove NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Maple River valley dictates the geography of this northwestern Iowa landscape, where the Chicago and North Western railway cuts across the northern reaches through Galva and Eureka townships. The map documents a deeply agricultural region at the end of the 1960s, defined by its drainage systems including Silver Creek and Buffalo Creek.

Social and civic life is centered on landmarks like the Silver Creek Ch and the rural Townhall, alongside a Roadside Park situated near the intersection of the rail line and the river. Of particular interest to local historians are the fine red dashed lines indicating property fence and field lines as they appeared during this 1967 field check, as well as a large Pipeline corridor and scattered Gravel Pit operations that speak to the area's mid-century infrastructure and industrial footprint.