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1974 Map of Lancaster

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Lancaster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Lancaster serves as the central hub of this Kittson County landscape, situated where the Soo Line railroad cuts across the agricultural plains of northwest Minnesota. The town is flanked by essential infrastructure of the mid-1970s, including the Lancaster Municipal Airport and Sewage Disposal Ponds, while the surrounding townships of Granville, Poppleton, Thompson, and Hazelton reveal a meticulously planned grid of rural drainage and transport.

The presence of several distinct burial grounds, such as Riverview Memorial Gardens near town and the more remote Saron Cem, Union Liberty Cem, and Bethlehem Cem, provides significant data for genealogical research. Water management is a defining characteristic of the terrain, illustrated by the winding paths of the North Branch Two Rivers and Middle Branch Two Rivers, alongside engineered works like Jud Ditch No 84 and the southern Hazelton State Game Refuge.