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1967 Map of Pipestone South

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

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The city of Pipestone serves as the focal point of this southwestern Minnesota landscape, situated at a major convergence of historical rail lines during the mid-1960s. The Great Northern, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads all cross the terrain, illustrating the region's importance as a transportation hub for the surrounding townships of Sweet, Gray, Eden, and Elmer.

South of the city, the land transitions into a prairie landscape drained by Pipestone Creek and Split Rock Creek. Local civic life is well-documented through landmarks like Central High Sch, the Pipestone Municipal Airport, and the Drive-in Theater on the city's eastern edge. Near the village of Ihlen, the creation of Split Rock Lake within Split Rock Creek State Park highlights the local focus on water management and recreation in this predominantly agricultural territory.