1966 Map of Fox

About this map

Stokes and Ross townships define this northwestern Minnesota landscape as it appeared in the mid-1960s. The region is marked by an extensive drainage network, including County Ditch No 16 and the Great Northern Ditch, engineered to manage the low-lying terrain near Badger Creek. The community of Fox serves as a central point along the Great Northern railroad, which cuts diagonally across the prairie. This survey reflects a period of established rural infrastructure, showing the local Townhall and the Opdahl Cem south of the tracks. The map is particularly notable for its meticulous recording of property boundaries and field lines, visualized through photogrammetric methods from 1965 aerial photography, providing a clear record of the area's agricultural footprint before modern consolidations.