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1973 Map of Swinns Valley

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Swinns Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Trempealeau River floodplain anchors the southern edge of this 1973 survey, where the city of Arcadia serves as a local hub for the surrounding coulee country. The landscape is defined by its dramatic dendritic drainage patterns, with numerous family-named valleys like Dascher Valley, Riecks Valley, and Nicolai Valley carving deep into the upland plateaus. These ridges, including Montana Ridge and Glencoe Ridge, are characteristic of the Driftless Area's unglaciated terrain, where agriculture is largely confined to the narrow valley floors and the flatter hilltops.

Evidence of the mid-1970s rural infrastructure is visible in the presence of a Gaging Station and Sewage Disposal facility near the river, along with a Radio Tower situated on the higher ground of Glencoe Valley. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of the Glencoe Cem and the small settlement of Lyga in the north, providing a spatial record of the township's development before modern expansion.