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2017 Map of Drayton

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Drayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Red River of the North defines the landscape in this 2017 survey, winding in tight, dramatic loops along the border between North Dakota and Minnesota. The city of Drayton occupies a strategic bend on the western bank, its grid of streets including W Wallace Ave and Almeron Ave situated near the intersection of major transport routes. This area serves as a significant crossroads where Pembina, Walsh, Kittson, and Marshall counties meet, reflecting a late-modern era of organized agriculture and regional connectivity.

Evidence of local heritage is found at the Saint Edward Cem and Drayton Cem, located just outside the main settlement. Infrastructure such as the Drayton Municipal Airport and the north-south corridor of Old Hwy 44 support the community's role in the Red River Valley. Smaller hamlets like Robbin in Minnesota and Herrick in North Dakota appear as quiet nodes within the expansive section-line road network.