1958 Map of Esmond

About this map

The town of Esmond serves as the focal point of this late 1950s survey, marking the terminus of the Northern Pacific railroad line. This agricultural and wetland landscape is defined by the prairie pothole topography of the Missouri River Basin, where numerous water bodies like Long Lake and Cranberry Lake dot the township divisions of Elverum, Impark, and Esmond. To the southwest, the Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the waters of Buffalo Lake, fed by the Buffalo Coulee. The presence of the Esmond Cem and several local Gravel Pits reflects the community's domestic and industrial footprint during this era. The Sheyenne River cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle, joined by Trappers Coulee as it moves through the plains of Alexander and Rich Valley.