1962 Map of Fryburg NE

About this map

Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park dominates the western portion of this landscape, where the deeply carved terrain of Painted Canyon and Cedar Canyon meets the expansive Little Missouri National Grassland. This 1962 survey, later photorevised in 1981, captures the Badlands during a period of transition as the Burlington Northern railroad corridor and local ranching operations defined the area's economic footprint. Scattered across the high plateaus and creek bottoms are family-named landmarks like Lindbo Ranch and Talkington Ranch, which provide evidence of the region's agricultural heritage.