1991 Map of Saco

About this map

Straight River and Turtle Cr define the southeastern drainage of this Steele County landscape, where the prairie has been systematically organized into the townships of Deerfield, Meriden, and Somerset. A network of agricultural drainage channels, including Judicial Ditch No 1 and County Ditch No 20, illustrates the mid-century effort to manage the local water table for farming. The map documents a scattered rural infrastructure of one-room schoolhouses like School No 2148 and Crane Creek Sch, alongside family and community burial grounds such as Mueller Cem and Bohemian Cem. Conservation efforts are visible in the Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area, while the expansion of Owatonna is captured through modern infrastructure updates near Interchange 40 and the Owatonna Airport.