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1961 Map of McVille

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of McVille
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The town of McVille serves as the focal point of this Nelson County landscape during the early 1960s, situated at a junction of rail and road transport. The Great Northern railway cuts through the southern reaches of the area, supporting the agricultural and transport needs of the surrounding townships, including Central, Hamlin, and Field. The terrain is defined by a glacial pothole topography, where numerous wetlands such as Olsen Slough, Bartlett Slough, and Dahl Slough dot the prairie.

Evidence of local community life is found at Center Ch and within the quiet grounds of Hamlin Cem and McVille Cem. The presence of the McVille Municipal Airport and multiple Gravel Pits reflects the mid-century infrastructure and industrial activity necessary for maintaining this rural corridor. Northward, the waters of Twin Lakes and Silver Creek provide drainage through a landscape shaped by both natural sloughs and the engineered path of the local Coulee.