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1948 Map of Ambrose

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Ambrose
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The settlement of Ambrose serves as the focal point of this late-1940s survey of Divide County, positioned just south of the Canada United States border. The town's grid is defined by its relationship with the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad, which cuts east-to-west across the plains. This era captures the rural social infrastructure of the Blooming Prairie region, where distance was measured by the placement of local institutions like School No 1 and School No 8.

South of the main townsite, the landscape transitions through the Troy and Twin Butte townships. Local genealogy and history are preserved in markers like the Ambrose Cem and Emmanuel Ch. The terrain is characterized by the numerous small depressions and potholes typical of this glacial plain, illustrating the challenges and character of North Dakota dryland farming before modern landscape modification.