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1964 Map of Eldred

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Eldred
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Roome and Vineland townships define this section of the Red River Valley in the mid-1960s, a landscape engineered for agriculture through an extensive network of drainage channels. The Great Northern railway cuts diagonally through the terrain, serving as the primary transit artery for the small settlement of Eldred. This rail line provided the essential link for moving crops from the surrounding fields to larger markets, anchoring the local economy.

Evidence of early community life is visible at the Bardo Cem in the north and the Townhall located near the southwestern boundary. The map illustrates how human intervention transformed the low-lying prairie, using numbered features like County Ditch No 116 and County Ditch No 103 to manage water across the townships. These precisely surveyed ditches remain vital landmarks for understanding the local property boundaries and the reclamation of the land for farming.