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1959 Map of Fargo South

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Fargo South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Red River of the North carves a serpentine boundary between Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, as they appeared during the late 1950s. This survey records the dense concentration of civic and educational institutions defining the urban core, including Concordia College, the State Teachers College, and numerous parochial and public schools like St Anthony Padua Sch and Agassiz Sch. The landscape reflects a mid-century city expanding southward, where the river's floodplains meet agricultural tracts in Barnes Twp and Stanley.

Beyond the city grid, the map details significant social landmarks such as the Sacred Heart Convent and the State Childrens Home. Cultural and memorial sites are prominently featured, from Island Park near the river bends to a cluster of cemeteries including Holy Cross Cem and Riverside Cemetery. The confluence of the Wild Rice River in the south highlights the hydrologic patterns that have long shaped the development of these Red River Valley sister cities.