1980 Map of Snow Lake

About this map

Small rural schoolhouses and local cemeteries define this late 20th-century landscape in Brule County, South Dakota. The prairie is divided into several distinct townships, including Highland, Wilbur, and Pleasant Grove, each serving as a center for the farming community. Local life is anchored by institutions like the Highland Sch and the Pleasant Grove Ch, while family history is recorded at Gabrielson Cem and Pleasant Grove Cem. Numerous depressions and wetlands characterize the terrain, protected in part by the National Waterfowl Production Area. These seasonal and permanent water bodies, such as Snow Lake and Torrey Lake, indicate a region where the water table and natural drainage patterns were central to land use and conservation efforts before the turn of the century.