1960 Map of Quinn Table NE

About this map

Badlands National Monument dominates the southern landscape of this 1960 survey, where the eroded breaks and complex topography drop away from the higher elevations of the north. The area is defined by the drainage systems of South Fork Crooked Creek and Sage Creek, which carve into the terrain below Lake Flat. A significant stretch of the Chicago and North Western railroad cuts across the northeastern corner, tracing a path near a small Landing Field. Rural infrastructure of the era is evident through the presence of the North Star Sch and a Microwave Tower, illustrating the sparse but organized settlement pattern of Pennington County during the mid-century development of the Missouri River Basin. The map also records the official Base Line and localized place names like Fairview, capturing the transition from agricultural tablelands to the protected monument boundaries.