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1992 Map of Morton

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Morton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Minnesota River valley near Morton and Franklin is defined by its deep historical layers, particularly where the Birch Coulee Battlefield Historic Site and several Historical Monuments mark the conflict of 1862. The landscape preserves significant cultural markers, including the Old Minnesota Indian Treaty Boundary and the northern portion of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation.

Drainage and land use are central to this 1990s-era topography, evidenced by the extensive network of irrigation features like Judicial Ditch No 12 and County Ditch No 111 feeding into Birch Coulee Creek. For genealogists, the map identifies several distinct burial sites including St Patrick-Birch Cooley Cem and St John Cem, while the industrial presence is felt through multiple Quarries and Gravel Pits along the river bluffs.