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1973 Map of Jung Lake

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Jung Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Strehlow, New England, and Havelock townships define the administrative boundaries of this prairie landscape in the early 1970s. The northern edge is marked by the path of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which follows the drainage of Coon Creek. This era of the Dakota plains is characterized by dispersed agricultural homesteads and rural community hubs, such as the Rainy Butte Ch and its accompanying Rainy Butte Cem located near the prominent high ground of Rainy Butte.

The geography is shaped by water and elevation, from the reservoir at Jung Lake to the striking formations of the Tepee Buttes in the southeast. Water sources like Coal Bank Creek and Goose Creek snake through the terrain, while specific landmarks such as a Radio Tower and an isolated Grave in the center of the sheet provide narrow windows into the local history and physical layout of the county before more modern developments altered these sections.