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1957 Map of Riverside

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Riverside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The James River meanders across this eastern South Dakota landscape, defining the agricultural and transport corridor between Hanson and Davison counties in the mid-1950s. The settlement of Riverside serves as a central point, situated near the junction of Rock Creek and the river. This era shows a transition in rural education, with numerous district schools like Bard Sch, Riverside Sch, and several numbered facilities such as School No 2 and School No 7 still punctuating the township grids of Rosedale and Prosper.

Industrial and transport infrastructure is heavy along the river valley, where the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads navigate the terrain. Smaller watercourses like Firesteel Creek and Enemy Creek feed into the James, while localized features such as a Gravel Pit and Gaging Station indicate the active management of the region's natural resources during the Missouri River Basin development program.