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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 meander through a series of rural townships in Beadle County, defining the drainage patterns of this prairie landscape during the early 1950s. The map captures a distributed network of small country schoolhouses, including Roosevelt Sch, McBride Sch, Curtis Sch, and Bolte Sch, which served as the social and educational anchors for the surrounding farmsteads. This period shows the transition of the South Dakota plains under the Missouri River Basin development program, as indicated in the margin.

The local infrastructure is marked by numerous Flowing Well labels, reflecting the area's reliance on artesian water for agriculture and livestock. In the township of Vernon, a standalone Town Hall serves as a civic landmark, while Norwegian Lake borders the eastern edge of the survey area. These features provide a clear record of mid-century rural life and the physical organization of townships like Wessington and Burr Oak.