1974 Map of Randolph

About this map

The Cannon River and Lake Byllesby anchor the southern landscape of this mid-1970s survey, where the Chicago and North Western railroad corridors intersect at the village of Randolph. This rural agricultural district in Dakota Co and Goodhue Co is defined by a dense grid of numbered section roads and the winding paths of the Vermillion River and Chub Creek. Local history is preserved through numerous rural burial grounds, including St Mathias Cem near Hampton and Castle Rock Valley Cem. The map illustrates a landscape transitioning from traditional farming to specialized land use, evidenced by scattered Gravel Pits and a Radio Tower near Hillcrest Cem. Leisure and utility coexist at the lake, where a Public Beach sits just east of the Randolph settlement and its municipal infrastructure.