1968 Map of Madison

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The city of Madison serves as a concentrated center of education and local government in this late-1960s survey of Lake County. The campus of General Beadle State College dominates the north-central part of the city, while a network of local schools including Central High Sch, Lincoln Sch, and St Thomas Sch are mapped in detail. The settlement pattern shows a dense urban grid giving way to the surrounding townships of Leroy and Lake View, with the southern edge defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad tracks and industrial landmarks like the Madison Municipal Airport. Rural sections are marked by numerous Gravel Pits and small water bodies, while Battle Creek meanders through the eastern townships towards Wentworth. Notable civic spaces such as Memorial Park and Graceland Cem provide clear reference points for those tracing the mid-century layout of this South Dakota community.