Wessington sits at the heart of this East River landscape, positioned precisely on the Hand Co Beadle Co boundary line. This 2015 data illustrates a classic prairie town structure, where the local street grid including Brook St and Barden St W centers around the town's core and the Po. The surrounding territory is defined by the subtle drainage patterns of Cain Cr, Pearl Cr, and Silver Cr, which meander through the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. For those researching local history, the Wessington Cem located just northwest of the main settlement provides a specific point of interest. The map documents a meticulously gridded agricultural region where numbered avenues and streets, such as 374th Ave and 202nd St, facilitate movement between the scattered farmsteads of Beadle and Hand counties.
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1899 · Redfield
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1949 · Vayland SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Vayland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Wessington
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Wessington NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Wessington SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Wessington SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Vayland SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:250,000