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1973 Map of Wolsey SE

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Wolsey SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Carlyle and the surrounding agricultural townships of Hartland, Dearborn, and Grant define this 1970s landscape on the eastern edge of the James River Valley. The map captures a high-plains environment where the topography is shaped more by drainage and glacial depressions than elevation, seen in the winding path of Schwartz Slough and the lower reaches of Cain Creek. A central Townhall stands as a focal point for the rural community of Clyde township.

Infrastructure here is distinctly utilitarian, marked by a straight-line Pipeline cutting across the sections and several Gravel Pits that support the local road network. The survey's inclusion of fine red dashed lines for fence and field lines offers a rare level of detail for researchers tracing land-use patterns or historic property boundaries in this part of Beadle County. Local landmarks like the northern Feedlot illustrate the area's specialized agricultural character during this era of farming.