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1967 Map of Sanborn

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Sanborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Cottonwood River meanders through the heart of this southwestern Minnesota landscape, defining the topography where the prairie meets the wooded river valley. In the late 1960s, the village of Sanborn serves as a local hub, situated at the junction of the Chicago and North Western railroad and the river. This survey captures the rural infrastructure of the era, from the Sanborn Cem to the widely spaced homesteads and farmsteads linked by a network of sections and township lines.

South of the river, the township of Germantown reveals a quiet agricultural character, marked by the Germantown Ch and a local Townhall. Waterways like Dutch Charley Creek, Dry Creek, and Highwater Creek carve paths through the fields, illustrating the drainage patterns vital to the region's farming economy. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits along the river bluffs suggests the local importance of aggregate mining for road building and regional development during this period.