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1975 Map of Wheeler

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Wheeler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

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Hay River and the South Fork Hay River converge at the village of Wheeler, anchoring a rural landscape defined by narrow river valleys and wooded uplands in mid-1970s Dunn Co. The Soo Line railroad tracks follow the river's path, serving as a primary corridor through the townships of Sheridan, Hay River, and Sherman. This era shows a community centered around its local institutions, including the Church of the Nazarene and the Townhall north of the village center.

Large conservation tracts like the Big Beaver Creek State Public Hunting Grounds and the Otter Creek State Public Hunting Grounds suggest a shift toward managed recreational land use alongside traditional gravel pits and quarries. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Hay River Cem and Our Saviors Cem, while the presence of a Gaging Sta on the riverbank points to the region's historical reliance on water monitoring for the surrounding agricultural plains.