1918 Map of Greenbush

About this map

The Great Northeastern railroad corridor dictates the settlement pattern of this rural landscape, anchoring the growing villages of Greenbush and Strathcona along its north-south route. Compiled during the First World War, the map reveals a region defined by large-scale drainage projects like the State Lateral System No. 91 and numerous named ditches such as Ditch "A" and Ditch "B", essential for reclaiming the low-lying terrain near the Roseau and Marshall County line. The survey captures the intricate network of the Swamp Limits Original Survey, contrasting the engineered waterways with the natural marshy ground. Rural life is well-documented through the placement of Church sites and a dense distribution of local schoolhouses, including School 11 and School 14, which served the farming families established in townships like Barton and Huss. Small post offices such as Herb and Huss mark vanishing points of local commerce in the early twentieth century.