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1970 Map of Mina SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Harmony, Union, Powell, and Kent townships define the administrative landscape of this Edmunds County region during the early 1970s. The terrain is characterized by the meandering path of the North Fork Snake Creek and its seasonal drainage at Preachers Run. Human impact on the prairie is marked by the presence of a Townhall and the St Herbert Cem, which serve as focal points for the rural community.

A notable vestige of earlier transportation is the Old Railroad Grade cutting across the southern portion of the map, indicating a shift in the local transit and shipping economy. Industrial activity is represented by a small Gravel Pit near the creek's fork, while the surrounding grid of section lines and improved roads shows the established agricultural nature of the South Dakota plains at this time.