1919 Map of Barnesville
USGS Topo · Published 1943About this map
The Great Northern Ry forms the backbone of commercial life in this Red River Valley landscape, anchoring the settlement of Barnesville. This 1919 survey, published as an advance sheet by the Corps of Engineers, illustrates a strictly surveyed grid defined by the 6th Guide Meridian and the 9th Standard Parallel North. The industrial character of the era is evident in the landmark structures of the town center, including the Barnesville tall Elevator, the Barnesville Standpipe, and a Barnesville Stack. Outside the primary rail hub, the smaller stop at Lawndale also features its own Lawndale Elevator, highlighting the region's agricultural dependency on rail transport. The terrain is crisscrossed by a complex network of man-made waterways labeled simply as Ditch and Drain, which augment natural features like Stony Creek and the Wilson River to manage the flat prairie landscape for farming.
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