1970 Map of Lake City

About this map

Lake City sits at the center of a dense glacial landscape defined by numerous lakes and sloughs in northeastern South Dakota. The 1970 landscape is dominated by large bodies of water including the expansive Roy Lake, which is bordered by Roy Lake State Park No 1 and Roy Lake State Park No 2. This area was historically significant as part of a military frontier, evidenced by the Fort Sisseton Military Reservation Boundary Line cutting through the southeastern portion of the quadrangle. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies specific burial grounds like the Lake City Cem and St Joseph Cem near the town center. The complex hydrology of the region is further detailed through features such as Chokecherry Island in the middle of a slough and the descriptively named Stink Lakes to the south.