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1957 Map of Scotland

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

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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Scotland serves as the primary hub in this mid-century survey of the eastern plains of South Dakota, where the intersection of the C M St P & P railroad and several county-line boundaries defines the local geography. The town site is notably developed with a Fairground, Swimming Pool, and water features including Lake Henry and Dawson Creek. Outside the main settlement, the landscape transitions into the Capital Hills and the meandering valley of the James River.

Rural life in the late 1950s is evidenced by a network of local schools like Mann Sch and Lakeview Sch, alongside the established Maxwell Colony to the northeast. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits near Olivet indicates the importance of local material extraction for road building during this period of rural expansion. Genealogists can also locate the Rose Hill Cem situated just north of the Scotland town limits.