1971 Map of Grand Forks SW

About this map

The agricultural plains of Grand Forks County are defined here by a series of townships including Brenna, Allendale, and Fairfield. This prairie landscape is dissected by several distinct watercourses, most notably the winding path of English Coulee and Wilson Creek. The map documents a rural society organized around section lines and local hubs, such as the Evanger Ch and its adjacent Cem in the northern portion of the survey area. Resource extraction is evident through several industrial sites, including concentrated Gravel Pits and a prominent cross-country Pipeline. These features suggest a period where the traditional farming economy of North Dakota was increasingly supported by modern infrastructure and aggregate mining, providing valuable topographic data for those studying the evolution of land use and family farmsteads in the Red River Valley region.