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1978 Map of Epping NE

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Epping NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Little Muddy River winds through this Williams County landscape, carving a valley across northern North Dakota during the late 1970s. The map illustrates a strictly rural organization of the land, defined by sprawling township boundaries such as Rainbow, New Home, Oliver, and Champion. These legal divisions provide a glimpse into the administrative structure of the high plains, where large-scale ranching and agriculture are the primary human imprints.

Functional infrastructure is scattered across the sections, including a Townhall and several resource extraction sites. Industrial presence is noted through a Pipeline, a Gravel Pit, and various Well sites, reflecting the region's relationship with energy and material production. The inclusion of fine red dashed lines to indicate field and fence lines provides an unusually granular look at the specific boundaries of private land use at the time of the 1973 aerial survey.