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1951 Map of Wessington SE

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Wessington SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Silver Creek and Sand Creek wind through this prairie landscape in Beadle County, reflecting the agricultural and rural character of the region during the early post-war era. The map reveals a highly organized township system, including portions of Wessington, Wolsey, Vernon, Burr Oak, and Kellogg. This 1951 survey shows a community defined by its local institutions, with several schoolhouses like Roosevelt Sch, McBride Sch, and Curtis Sch serving the surrounding farmsteads.

A notable reliance on groundwater is evident through numerous Flowing Well labels scattered across the terrain. Local infrastructure is represented by a Town Hall and a Gravel Pit, pointing toward the administrative and extractive activities that supported the area's development. This survey was conducted as part of a larger Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, capturing the geography before significant modern consolidation of rural school districts and services.