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1918 Map of Peever

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Peever
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The continental divide between the Arctic and Atlantic watersheds is defined by the narrow valley between Lake Traverse and Big Stone Lake. Surveyed in 1916, this landscape is dominated by the Little Minnesota River Valley and the vast Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian Reservation. The village of Browns Valley sits at the strategic junction between the two lakes, while Peever serves as a key stop along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad line to the west.

Rural life is marked by a dense network of country schools, including Windom School, Erdman School, and Shutz School, which supported the dispersed farming communities in townships like Easter and Lawrence. Water features such as Cottonwood Slough and Biesaka underscore the glacial geography of the Coteau des Prairies, where local drainage patterns like Goodwill Creek and Agency Creek feed the winding river system.