1894 Map of Ellendale

About this map

Ellendale serves as the primary northern anchor of this late nineteenth-century survey, situated at the edge of Dickey County near the North Dakota and South Dakota border. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Elm River and the Maple River to the south, which cut through the prairie townships of Wheatland, Palmyra, and Osceola. This period of settlement is marked by the presence of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, which runs north-south through Frederick, providing a vital corridor for the agricultural townships. The survey, conducted by D.C. Harrison under the direction of J.W. Powell, illustrates the early grid system and the proximity of these frontier communities to the established state boundary lines.