1941 Map of Hallock

About this map

The Hallock vicinity in Kittson County serves as a significant crossroads in the Red River Valley just prior to the Second World War. The town of Hallock acts as the regional hub, situated where the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad cuts diagonally across the landscape, connecting smaller settlements like Orleans, Lancaster, and Northcote. The drainage of this prairie land is defined by the winding paths of the North Branch and South Branch of the Two Rivers, as well as an extensive network of man-made channels such as Ditch No 22 and Judicial Ditch No 31. This 1941 edition documents a dense network of rural infrastructure, including numerous country schoolhouses like Grasshopper Sch, Nylander Sch, and Mayflower Sch, which speak to the area's agricultural settlement patterns and community life before mid-century consolidation.