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1979 Map of Platte

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Platte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The agricultural grid of Charles Mix County defines this 1970s landscape, centered on the community of Platte. The town serves as a regional hub, featuring the C M St P & P railroad line that cuts diagonally across the southern sections of the map. This transportation corridor was essential for moving local goods through the Great Plains, supporting the elevators and businesses that anchor the local economy.

Beyond the town center, the map reveals the spiritual and family history of the area through sites like the Swedish Lutheran Cem and St Peters Cem, which serve as physical markers of the diverse immigrant groups who settled the Dakota prairie. Water features such as Carroll Creek and the small Lake to the northeast break up the uniform section lines, providing vital drainage and landmarks within the expansive field patterns and fence lines mapped during this survey.