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1951 Map of Crary

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Crary
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Great Northern rail lines bisect this North Dakota landscape, connecting the elevators of Crary to the wider region. In the early 1950s, the rural sections of Minnewaukan, South Minnewaukan, and Stevens townships remain defined by a strictly surveyed grid of section roads and small-scale infrastructure. The presence of School No 1, School No 3, and School No 39 underscores the decentralized nature of rural education at this time, with one-room schoolhouses still serving scattered farmstead communities.

To the southwest, the shoreline of Devils Lake is marked with an indefinite boundary, reflecting the fluctuating water levels that have historically reshaped this basin. The terrain is a complex of depressions and low rises, dotted with numerous small unnamed wetlands typical of the drift prairie. Local history is preserved in the location of the Crary Cem and an additional rural cemetery, providing essential points of reference for genealogists studying the families of Odessa and Lohnes townships.