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1966 Map of Regent

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Regent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Cannonball River meanders through this portion of Hettinger County, shaping a landscape defined by prominent upland features like Black Butte and the Buffalo Buttes. The town of Regent serves as the central hub, situated along the Chicago Milwaukee railroad line. This mid-1960s survey captures the community’s infrastructure in detail, including a Water Tank, a Radio Tower, and the Regent Cem located just east of the main settlement.

Evidence of the local economy is scattered across the prairie, from a Strip Mine near the river to a Gravel Pit further downstream. Leisure and modern transitions of the era are visible at the Drive-in Theater near Larson Lake, while the vast tracts of Farina and Indian Creek illustrate the scale of rural land divisions. The presence of a Gaging Sta on the riverbank reflects the ongoing management of the Missouri River Basin during this period.