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1982 Map of Olivia SE

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Olivia SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Osceola and Melville townships define this agricultural landscape in Renville County, where the geometric precision of the land survey meets an extensive network of water management. The terrain is crisscrossed by several drainage systems, including Judicial Ditch No 2 and Judicial Ditch No 67, which feed into the meandering course of Buffalo Creek. This highly engineered environment supports a rural community centered around small spiritual and civic hubs, such as the United Church of Hope and the Elim Moravian Cem.

Transportation and industry are concentrated in the southern sections, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad cuts a straight line across the prairie. The proximity of several Gravel Pits and a Radio Tower suggests the local economic activities of the early 1980s. Scattered Townhall locations serve as reminders of the localized township governance that organized this part of the Minnesota countryside.