Township 146 ‑ 65

Rose Hill Township is located in the middle tier of townships. It is bordered by Nordmore to the north, Bordulac to the south, Haven to the east and Carrington on the west.

Its land is described as being level to nearly level upland, with gentle rolling in the eastern portion that leads toward the river. The area is drained by Kelly Creek and a branch of the James River. Templeton Lake, which was used for many things in the early days, is located on section 22. During the WPA days two dams were built, the Tollefson Dam on the Kelly creek, section 23 and the Schroeder Dam on Southeast of 36. The dams provided water for the stock as well as facilities for fishing and swimming.

The survey report was filed at Yankton, Dakota Territory on February 27, 1883. The subdivisions were measured by Charles Scott and E.S. Sturtevant in September and early October 1882. The Township lines were established in June 1882 by Milton Nye. They found 22,835.71 Acres in this township.

The only settler that the surveyors found at that time was O.J. Foley on Southwest 32.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 379