1966 Map of Big Woods SW

About this map

The meandering Red River defines the border between North Dakota and Minnesota in this 1966 survey, revised in 1979. The landscape is dominated by the intricate loops and oxbows of the river valley, where the waterway intersects with the Forest River and the Marais River. These riparian corridors provide the primary geographic relief in an otherwise strictly gridded agricultural landscape organized into the townships of Acton, Pulaski, and Walshville. The map records specific recreational and natural areas such as Big Woods and Oak Park along the river banks.