1983 Map of Meadow NW

About this map

Grand River National Grassland dominates this corner of Perkins County, showing a landscape defined by federal land management and recreational development in the early 1980s. The northwest corner of the map features the Shadehill Reservoir, which supports the Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area and the Hugh Glass Campground. This area is characterized by a sparse settlement pattern, with public land boundaries for Seim, Dewitt, Anderson, Independence, and Clark townships. A lone Townhall near the eastern edge and several locations marked Well indicate the infrastructure of this rural South Dakota plains environment, where the Grassland Boundary shapes the local land use.