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1923 Map of Lehigh

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Lehigh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Des Moines River meanders deeply through Webster County, carving a narrow, wooded valley through the agricultural uplands. This 1923 survey captures the region's heavy industrial and rail footprint, particularly near the Clayworks and the coal mining interests around Coalville and Kalo. The landscape is a dense network of steam-era transportation, with the Illinois Central, Chicago Great Western, and Minneapolis and St Louis railroads converging near the southern edge of Fort Dodge.

Beyond the industrial nodes, the map reveals a rural geography organized by numbered school districts and named local institutions like the Poor Farm and Blacks Corner School. Small rail stops and settlements such as Evanston, Lundgren, and Roberts are documented alongside natural landmarks like Coon Mound and the winding Brushy Creek. This detailed record provides a clear view of the county's township system and the early 20th-century transition between river-valley industry and prairie farming.