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1967 Map of Pilot Grove

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Pilot Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Pilot Grove anchors this rural landscape along the southern border of Minnesota in the late 1960s. The terrain is defined by an extensive network of water management, visible through numerous engineered waterways such as Judicial Ditch No 14 and Judicial Ditch No 19, which cross the townships of Jo Daviess and Pilot Grove. These ditches reflect the transition of the native prairie into productive agricultural land, a process further evidenced by the Pilot Grove Lakebed situated north of the community.

In the southeast corner, the West Branch Blue Earth River meanders toward the border with Iowa, passing a small Gravel Pit near the riverbank. Local history is grounded at the Pilot Grove Cem and the centrally located Townhall, while Badger Creek flows through the northeast, cutting across the Blue Earth City township line. The map captures the precise section lines and county divisions between Martin and Faribault counties.