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1967 Map of Ayr SE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Ayr SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Rush River meanders through this agricultural landscape in Cass County, forming a serpentine corridor across the townships of Erie, Arthur, Empire, and Amenia. This 1967 survey illustrates a classic Red River Valley rail-and-farm economy, where the Great Northern railroad cuts a straight diagonal through the terrain, serving the small settlement of Mason. This transportation network is essential to the region's grain-production heritage, linking isolated farmsteads to larger markets.

Social and industrial landmarks are sparse but significant, including the St Martins Cem located near a sharp bend in the river and a small Landing Strip to the east. The presence of a Gravel Pit along the riverbank indicates local extractive activity used for road building in this predominantly flat, fertile region. The map captures the organized section-line grid that dictates the movement of both water and commerce in late-1960s North Dakota.