1965 Map of New Sweden

About this map

The small settlement of New Sweden serves as a central anchor for this mid-1960s agricultural landscape in southern Minnesota. The terrain is defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, such as Judicial Ditch No 15 and Judicial Ditch No 20, which channel water toward the Middle Branch Rush River and South Branch Rush River. This engineering effort converted the naturally marshy prairie into productive farmland, though remnants of the original hydrology persist at Rice Lake and Plaman Lake.