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1982 Map of Fredonia NE

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Fredonia NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Glacial prairie potholes and seasonal wetlands dominate the landscape along the border of Logan and La Moure counties in North Dakota. This early 1980s survey captures a rural environment structured around township sections and family-named territorial divisions, including Gutschmidt, Raney, Janke, and Swede. The abundance of water is formally recognized in the National Waterfowl Production Area, which provides critical habitat within this high-plains terrain.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by small, isolated landmarks such as St James Cemetery and Tiede Cemetery. These burial grounds, alongside a single Gravel Pit, represent the primary human imprints on an otherwise expansive agricultural and conservancy landscape. The map preserves the exact distribution of farmsteads and rural roads before the gradual consolidation of modern prairie farming changed the local settlement density.