1949 Map of Grano SW

About this map

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge dominates the northeastern corner of this Renville County landscape, where the waters of Lake Darling are contained by a prominent spillway. The map captures a transition in the late 1940s, documenting a prairie environment structured by the township boundaries of Ivanhoe, Callahan, and White Ash. The winding course of Mackobee Coulee carves through the central terrain, providing a natural drainage system for the surrounding agricultural sections. Small community anchors are clearly marked, including Gethsemane Ch and rural education sites like School No 1 and School No 2. These labels reflect the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of North Dakota's river basin development during this era, before many such rural schools and churches were consolidated or removed from the landscape.