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1965 Map of Lone Tree Lake

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Lone Tree Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Minnesota River valley carves a deep, forested path through the prairies of Yellow Medicine County and Renville County in this mid-1960s survey. This specific stretch of river is defined by the Upper Sioux Agency State Park, an area of significant historical interaction between the Dakota people and the United States government. Just south of the bluffs, the Wood Lake State Monument marks the site of the 1862 conflict that occurred on this undulating landscape.

The central portion of the map is dominated by a cluster of water bodies, including Highbank Lake, Lone Tree Lake, and Kvistid Lake, surrounded by a complex system of drainage such as the Wood Lake Judicial Ditch NO 10. Human settlement and community life are visible through landmarks like the Rock Valley Ch and Hillside Cem, while the Chicago and North Western railroad cuts across the southern edge, illustrating the transportation network connecting the town of Echo to the wider region.