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2013 Map of Sleepy Eye

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Sleepy Eye
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Sleepy Eye serves as the focal point of this Brown County landscape, situated where the glacial plains meet the winding course of the Cottonwood River. The town's grid is bounded by Sleepy Eye Lake and the Sleepy Eye Campground to the northwest, while the Sleepy Eye Municipal Airport anchors the southern outskirts. The presence of several historic burial grounds, including Saint Marys Cem and Home Cem, suggests a deeply rooted community with well-established local lineage.

Agricultural engineering is prominent across the surrounding countryside, evidenced by the extensive network of County Ditch Number Ten and County Ditch Number Thirteen. These waterways, alongside features like the Rose Lake Bed, indicate a highly managed hydrologic landscape typical of the region's farming heritage. Major transportation arteries like Us-14 and MN-68 intersect here, connecting the local economy to the broader river valley and rural hinterlands.