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1979 Map of Grass Lake

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Grass Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Grass Lake sits at the center of this rural landscape along the Mc Lean and Burleigh County border in the late 1970s. The region is defined by a legacy of resource extraction and rail transport, evidenced by the expansive Strip Mine operations and the Wilton Mine State Game Management Area. The Burlington Northern railroad cuts through the southern portion of the map, passing the small settlement of Still, while an Old Railroad Grade to the south reflects an earlier era of transport infrastructure.

Local civic and religious life is well-documented through features like the Townhall, Grass Lake Sch, and rural congregations such as Sunne Ch and Mission Free Ch. The terrain, divided into townships like Wilson, Grass Lake, and Ecklund, also shows smaller industrial traces including Scoria Pits and a Gravel Pit, providing a detailed look at the rural economy before the modernization of the prairie landscape.