The prairie landscape of Pierce and Towner counties is defined by its characteristic glacial potholes and scattered wetlands, most notably the waters of Hurricane Lake. This 2014 survey documents a strictly ordered agricultural grid, where section lines are traced by a network of gravel and paved routes such as Bisbee Rd and Co Road 4805. The persistence of local heritage is visible in the placement of the Ostreim Cem and Wahl Cem, small burial grounds situated near the intersection of 58th Ave NE and 67th St NE. These markers serve as significant points for genealogical research in this sparsely populated stretch of North Dakota. State highway Nd-17 bisects the northern reach of the quadrangle, providing the primary east-west corridor through the rolling terrain.
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1953 · Devils Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Devils Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Bisbee South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Considine
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Leeds NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Hurricane Lake West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · York
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Leeds
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Mylo SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Hurricane Lake East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000