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1960 Map of Lincoln Valley

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lincoln Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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The Sheyenne River winds through the heart of this Sheridan County landscape, where the prairie is punctuated by a dense network of early rural schoolhouses. At the crossroads of Lincoln Valley, the community was served by local institutions including the Lincoln Sch No 1 and Lincoln Sch No 4. This 1960 field check reveals a strictly organized township structure, with the northern section designated as New Germantown.

Evidence of local faith and commerce appears at the Reformed Ch and a nearby Gravel Pit. The sheer number of numbered school districts, such as Gransville Sch No 1 and Schiller Sch No 2, provides a rare look at the distribution of families across the plains before the consolidation of rural education. The terrain is defined by numerous small water bodies and wetlands surrounding the river's path, indicating the variable hydrology of the Missouri River Basin project area.