1955 Map of Medina SE

About this map

The Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge anchors this mid-century survey of Stutsman County, highlighting a landscape defined by numerous glacial depressions and wetlands. During the 1950s, this region of North Dakota maintained a high density of rural schoolhouses and churches that served the agricultural townships of St Paul, Chicago, Newbury, and Bloomenfield. Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial sites at the Lutheran Cem and St Peters Cem, or trace congregation history at the Reformed Ch. The terrain is characterized by water bodies such as Slink Lake and Half-Way Lake, alongside evidence of local industry at the Gravel Pit. Several numbered schoolhouses, including School No 1 and School No 2, appear across the townships, reflecting the post-war rural education structure.