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1952 Map of Crete

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Crete
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Northern Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the northern plains of Sargent County, anchoring the small settlement of Crete in this early 1950s survey. To the south, the Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie line runs near Hample, illustrating the heavy reliance on rail transport for this agricultural region. The landscape is defined by its drainage patterns, with the wide depression of Bruns Slough and the waters of Lake Taayer and Dirt Slough punctuating the prairie.

Social life in the townships of Denver and Verner was organized around local institutions, evidenced by the distribution of country schools such as School No 5 and Denver Sch. The presence of Emmanuel Ch reflects the rural community's spiritual centers. This map provides a clear look at the township-and-range grid system that dictated North Dakota's settlement, preserving the names and locations of school districts and rail stops that supported the mid-century farming economy.