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2019 Map of Morton

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Morton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Morton and Franklin anchor this riverine landscape where the Minnesota River carves through the Minnesota valley. The region is notable for its dense concentration of small pioneer and community burial sites, including the Lower Sioux Community Cem and the Patten Pioneer Cem. This area reflects a profound convergence of Indigenous and early settler history, evidenced by the specific naming of family sites like the Andrew Robertson Grave, the Peavery Grave Site, and the Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot.

Drainage systems such as Birch Coulee Cr and Wabasha Cr feed into the main river channel, while agricultural infrastructure is marked by extensive ditch networks like County Ditch Number One Hundred Eleven. The map details the transition from upland fields to the wooded bluffs of the river, where long-standing roads like Dakota TRL and Resvn HWY 3 navigate the elevation changes near the Minnesota River.