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1968 Map of Hope

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Hope serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Steele County, where the street grid of the town sits at the intersection of local roads and the Great Northern railroad. The surrounding countryside is divided into the civil townships of Hugo, Carpenter, and Colgate, illustrating the systematic land division of the North Dakota plains. The rail line cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, passing just west of the town center and south toward the Maple River valley.

Resource extraction and community infrastructure are visible through several labeled Gravel Pit sites and Sandpits along the riverbanks. For those researching local family history, the Hope Cem is documented on the western edge of the community. The map also captures mid-century highway developments, including a dedicated Rest Area on the outskirts of town and the municipal Sewage Disposal system, reflecting the modernization of rural prairie towns during the late 1960s.