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1967 Map of Lake Hanska East

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Lake Hanska East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Lake Hanska dominates the southern landscape of this Brown County region, its shoreline traced at a Spillway Elevation 1012. The map illustrates a highly managed agricultural environment, defined by an extensive network of drainage projects such as County Ditch No 11, County Ditch No 67, and Judicial Ditch No 10. These engineering efforts sit alongside natural water bodies like Omsrud Lake and the winding Little Cottonwood River.

Social and civic life in the late 1960s is anchored by rural landmarks, including School No 226 and the Lake Hanska Ch near the Lake Hanska Cem. The Chicago and North Western tracks cut through the southeastern corner, while the presence of the Broom Lakebed suggests the shifting nature of the local prairie wetlands. This survey provides genealogists and local historians a clear view of the township divisions between Sigel and Lake Hanska.