1956 Map of Miscol SE

About this map

Little Oak defines the upland terrain of this portion of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the mid-1950s. The landscape is characterized by a high plateau dissected by the drainage of High Bank Creek, reflecting the rural character of northern South Dakota during the mid-twentieth century. Educational infrastructure of the era is represented by the remote placements of Chapel Sch and Long Butte Sch, which served the scattered residents of this high-plains environment. The map shows the transition of the region under the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, illustrating the topographic detail and early road network before later 1970s revisions were noted.