1951 Map of Eldridge SE

About this map

Beaver Creek meanders through the heart of this prairie landscape in Stutsman County, carving a distinct valley through the townships of Lippert, Woodbury, Lenton, and Sydney. Surveyed as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, the map captures a rural environment defined by its section-line roads and scattered educational outposts like School No 4 and School No 2. A critical piece of infrastructure, the Midland Continental railroad, cuts through the eastern edge of the quadrangle. This alignment illustrates the mid-century rail-and-creek economy of North Dakota, where transport routes were essential for connecting isolated township communities to the larger regional markets during the post-war era.