Loading map...

1978 Map of Lunds Valley

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Lunds Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding prairie wetlands dominate the northeastern corner of this 1970s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by glacial potholes and small basins like Elbow Lake. This region of Burke and Mountrail Counties reflects a sparse, agrarian settlement pattern where civic life centers on the Town Hall and small localized junctions. The southern reach of the map is defined by the shoreline of Powers Lake, a significant water body in this semi-arid environment.

Transportation infrastructure follows the sectional grid, most notably with the Kings Highway running north-south and the Burlington Northern railroad cutting across the southern terrain. Pockets of early local history are preserved at the Bethel Cem and St James Cem, alongside the small settlements of Lunds Valley and Lund. Industrial activity is limited to local extraction, such as the Gravel Pit located near the Mountrail County line.