1956 Map of Carbury

About this map

The Canada United States border defines the northern edge of this North Dakota landscape, where the flat agricultural plains meet the rising, lake-studded elevations of the Turtle Mountains. In the mid-1950s, the small settlement of Carbury sits along the Great Northern railroad line, serving as a hub for the surrounding townships of Haram, Dalen, Peabody, and Pickering. The map records a transition in rural education, noting several schoolhouses like Eidsvold Sch No 2 alongside others already marked as defunct, such as Mountain View Sch No 1 (Abandoned). Local religious life is centered at the Swedish Ch and Emmanuel Ch, both of which maintain associated cemeteries. Water features are prominent throughout, from the meandering Boundary Creek in the west to the higher-altitude Strawberry Lake among the eastern hills.