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1968 Map of Frederick NW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Frederick NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Elm Lake dominates the central landscape of this 1968 survey, where the Elm River is regulated by a managed Spillway Elevation 1458. This borderland region, straddling the line between North Dakota and South Dakota, reflects a deeply rooted rural infrastructure of township governance and community faith. Traces of early prairie life are visible through scattered landmarks such as the Aurdal Ch, an old Cem, and multiple locations labeled Townhall.

Transportation and industry are defined by the straight path of the Great Northern railroad, which cuts diagonally across the northern townships of Elm and Palmyra. The map also documents localized resource extraction at the Gravel Pit and details the complex web of field boundaries and section lines that define the agricultural character of Brown, Dickey, and McPherson counties during the late 1960s.