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1970 Map of Mina NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Mina NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Ipswich and Fountain townships define the northern half of this Edmunds County landscape, where the prairie is etched by the intricate, meandering course of Preachers Run. The terrain is characterized by numerous small depressions and basins typical of the glaciated plains, interrupted by the straight-line industrial corridor of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad.

Along this rail line, the small settlement of Craven and the nearby Craven Corner serve as focal points for the surrounding agricultural community. In the northeast corner, the Strasburg Cem provides a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing early families in the area. The map also reveals localized industrial activity, such as a Gravel Pit, situated near the rail tracks between Harmony and Union townships, reflecting the practical resource extraction used for road and rail maintenance in this rural South Dakota region.