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2013 Map of Winnebago

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Winnebago
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

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The Blue Earth River snakes through the center of this Faribault County landscape, its meandering path creating a sharp contrast with the rigid grid of rural roads and drainage infrastructure. This area, dominated by the city of Winnebago, reflects a century of agricultural adaptation. The extensive network of man-made waterways, including Judicial Ditch Number Twentyfour and County Ditch Number Twentythree, highlights the massive engineering efforts required to manage the prairie hydrology for farming.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites, from the centrally located N Cem to the outskirts where Pleasant Prairie Basey Cem and Pioneer Shelbyville Cem reside. Near the southern edge of the township, Saint Marys Cem and Riverside Cem sit close to the riverbanks, while the town center is marked by its Po. The convergence of Elm Cr and the main river south of town illustrates the natural drainage patterns that originally defined the settlement's location.