1918 Map of Peever

About this map

Peever and Browns Valley anchor this agricultural and aquatic corridor during the early twentieth century, marking the distinct transition between the Dakotas and Minnesota. The landscape is defined by the continental divide between the Little Minnesota River flowing south and the northern-draining Lake Traverse. Significant infrastructure includes the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad and its Sisseton Branch, which serviced the rural townships and the eastern portion of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian Reservation. The survey details an era of established rural education, showing numerous family-named and numbered schoolhouses such as Windom School, Erdman School, and Flannery School scattered across the prairie. Water features like Cottonwood Slough and Lake Bilesaka highlight the complex drainage patterns of the Coteau des Prairies' eastern edge.