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1950 Map of Wessington

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Wessington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Wessington serves as the focal point of this 1950 prairie landscape, situated precisely on the county line dividing Hand and Beadle Counties. The town's layout and economy are dictated by the Chicago and North Western railroad, which cuts a straight path through the territory. Outside the main settlement, the land is organized into the townships of Grand, Whiteside, Hulbert, and Wessington.

A network of rural education and community life is visible through the placement of the Franklin, Bothwell, and Rogers schools, as well as the Town Hall in the southern portion of the quadrangle. Drainage for this flat agricultural region is provided by the meandering paths of Cain Creek and Pearl Creek. The presence of a solitary Windmill and several small cemeteries, such as the Wessington Cemetery, reflects the essential infrastructure of mid-century South Dakota farming life.