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1961 Map of Spearfish

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Spearfish
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Spearfish serves as the focal point of this 1961 survey, situated at the edge of the Black Hills National Forest. The town's institutional character is defined by the Black Hills Teachers College and a central Po near the High Sch. The landscape to the south quickly rises into the high elevations of Spearfish Peak and Richmond Hill, while the northern reaches open into the Centennial Prairie.

Evidence of local industry and recreation is scattered throughout the drainages of Spearfish Creek and False Bottom Creek. A Fish Hatchery and Waterworks occupy the narrow gulches near town, while the Black Hills Airport and a Drive-in Theater are established in the flatter prairie lands. To the southeast, the Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument stands on a high point above Polo Peak, marking a significant historical landmark overlooking the transition from timbered forest to open plains.