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1952 Map of Westport

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Westport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Westport and Barnard anchor this mid-century survey of the South Dakota prairie, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad cuts a straight north-south line through the townships of Oneota and Westport. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Elm River, which flows through the southern half of the quadrangle near a localized Gaging Station.

Remote schoolhouses and water management features tell the story of rural development in Brown County during the early 1950s. The presence of Kelly Sch in Garland township and a Flowing Well to the north highlight the infrastructure supporting these agricultural communities. This map was produced as part of a Department of the Interior program focused on the development of the Missouri River Basin, capturing the region's transition into modern water and land management.