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1963 Map of Marshall SE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Marshall SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Cottonwood River meanders across this Lyon County landscape, which was primarily defined by the townships of Marshall, Sodus, Custer, and Rock Lake in the early 1960s. This agricultural region is punctuated by essential community landmarks such as Lakeside Cem, located near the southern margin. The presence of Gravel Pits and a Gravel Pit indicates the extraction of local glacial materials for road building and infrastructure development during this period of rural growth.

Water features are central to the geography here, with Lake Yankton appearing at the southwestern corner, its soundings provided by the Minnesota Department of Conservation. The map reveals the characteristic grid of section lines and township boundaries that organized the Midwestern prairie into productive farmland. The terrain is relatively uniform, typical of the till plains, where small depressions and wetlands are scattered across the townships, providing a detailed look at the hydrology before modern drainage alterations.