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2010 Map of Windom

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Windom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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The Des Moines River carves a winding path through this portion of Cottonwood County, anchoring the city of Windom. The urban landscape is defined by its civic and community landmarks, including the Windom Post Office and the Cottonwood County Fairgrounds near the shores of Cottonwood Lake. A network of rural cemeteries, such as Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery and the Christiana Norwegian Cemetery, suggests the deep-rooted settlement patterns of the region's early residents.

Water management and recreation are central to the terrain, from the Fish Lake Dam to the structured waterways of Judicial Ditch Number Seven and Judicial Ditch Number Twentythree. The landscape transitions from the residential streets of Windom to a grid of agricultural section lines, punctuated by numerous glacial lakes like Summit Lake and Lake Independence, which continue to shape the local geography and economic life of the prairie.