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1979 Map of Storm Lake NE

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Storm Lake NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The North Raccoon River carves a winding path through this agricultural landscape in Buena Vista County, defining the rural character of the late 1970s. The terrain is organized by established township lines, including Lincoln, Grant, and Providence, where large-scale farming is supported by an extensive drainage network of engineered waterways like Lateral No 2 and Ditch No 101.

Community life centers on rural intersections where the Zion Ch and St Johns Ch serve the surrounding farmsteads. Transportation and industry are marked by the presence of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad and scattered Gravel Pits, which suggest the local infrastructure needs of the era. The presence of Poor Farm Creek adds a layer of social history to the landscape, hinting at the placement of former nineteenth-century county institutions within this productive prairie region.