1951 Map of Ridgeview NE

About this map

Cheyenne River Indian Reservation lands dominate this mid-century landscape in Dewey County, defined by the winding course of the Moreau R and its tributary drainage systems. Published as part of a Department of the Interior program for Missouri River Basin development, the map details a period of topographical transition and rural infrastructure planning. Small-scale human markers like the Bauer Sch and the Spillway 2228 near the southern boundary illustrate the sparse but deliberate settlement patterns of the era. The terrain is deeply carved by watercourses including Swan Creek and Bull Creek, showing the complex natural erosion of the plains before late-twentieth-century changes. This survey preserves the exact section lines and elevation points that defined these tribal lands during the early 1950s.