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1971 Map of Rosen

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Rosen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Yellow Bank and Walter townships define this agricultural landscape along the Minnesota and South Dakota border during the early 1970s. The terrain is deeply marked by the winding courses of the Yellow Bank River and its North Fork, which carve through the prairie towards Big Stone in the north. A significant historical marker, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts diagonally across the southern half of the map, providing a tangible link to 19th-century land divisions that preceded the current grid system.

The small settlement of Rosen serves as a local focal point, while the St Johns Cem and a Townhall further east anchor the rural community. Industry is represented by several Gravel Pits and a Quarry located near the river bends, indicating the importance of local mineral extraction. Notable landmarks like Big Tom Hill rise above the surrounding fields, offering a sense of the natural topography in Lac qui Parle County before modern development further altered the drainage patterns of the region.