1973 Map of Madoc

About this map

Madoc serves as the central hub of this Daniels County landscape, characterized by the agricultural infrastructure and transportation corridors that sustained the region in the early 1970s. The Burlington Northern railroad bisects the map, passing directly by Grain Elevators and various Storage Bins that point to the area's grain-production economy. This prairie terrain is defined by its drainages, specifically Shannon Coulee in the north and Manternach Coulee further south, which provided natural contours for a landscape otherwise dominated by section-line roads and scattered wells. The presence of the Radio Towers (KCGN) and several Gravel Pits reflects the local industrial footprint, while the regular placement of storage structures near the tracks illustrates the efficient movement of harvests from the plains of Montana.