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1952 Map of Eldridge

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

USGS Topo · Published 1952

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Pipestem Creek winds through this central North Dakota landscape, dramatically expanded by the waters of Lake Piestem following mid-century water management efforts in the Missouri River Basin. The settlement of Eldridge serves as a focal point along the Burlington Northern railroad line, which cuts an east-west path across the prairie. This 1952 survey, with revisions from 1975, captures a rural landscape defined by township blocks like Midway and Lippert.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by the Eldridge Cem and several country schoolhouses, including Woodbury School No 5 and Woodbury School No 1. The transition from early 1950s agrarian life to the mid-1970s is visible in the emergence of modern infrastructure such as a Rest Area and a Trailer Park near the north-south highway corridor. To the northwest, the Minneapolis Flats indicate the distinct terrain variations that influenced the region's development.