1952 Map of Lantry NW

About this map

The Cheyenne Indian Reservation dominates this mid-century landscape in the Missouri River Basin, where the meandering path of the Moreau River carves through the central plains. Remote one-room schoolhouses like Liebelt Sch and O Donnell Sch serve as the primary markers of settlement in this sparsely populated region of South Dakota. The topography is defined by the complex drainage systems of Pretty Creek and Bear Creek, which feed into the river valley. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the map reveals a quiet, rural interior where small water bodies like Jewitt Pond and the shared boundary between Ziebach County and Dewey County provided the essential geographic framework for local residents and ranchers.