1970 Map of Lake Hurley NE

About this map

Little Cheyenne Creek meanders through this portion of Potter and Walworth Counties, shaping a landscape defined by expansive rural townships. In 1970, the area maintained its traditional agricultural character, evidenced by the presence of local landmarks like the Fayette Sch and the Hanson Cem, which serve as focal points for the surrounding farmsteads. The map clearly delineates the administrative boundaries of Fayette, Lowell, Appomattox, and Lincoln townships, illustrating the late-century settlement patterns of the South Dakota prairie. Surveyed using aerial photography from 1969, the sheet documents the network of fence and field lines that structured land use in this region before modern industrial farming further consolidated the plains.