1974 Map of Bonetraill SE

About this map

Cow Creek and its seasonal tributaries carve a winding path through the high plains of Williams County in the mid-1970s. This survey records a sparsely populated landscape defined by ranching and resource extraction, where life centers around the higher ground of Bull Butte and Hebron. Local history is anchored at the St George Cem and Cow Creek Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the early families who settled this open country. The economy of the era is evidenced by several Gravel Pit sites and a Well, reflecting the region's reliance on both the land's surface materials and its subsurface resources. In the southeastern corner, a solitary Radio Tower stands near Sand Creek, representing the communication infrastructure connecting this remote corner of North Dakota to the wider world.