1954 Map of Medina

About this map

Medina serves as the central hub of this mid-century prairie landscape, situated along the vital Northern Pacific railroad corridor. The town layout is clearly defined, showing the infrastructure supporting a rural agricultural economy in Stutsman County. Outside the town limits, the landscape is dotted with numerous small lakes and ponds, including the significant Chase Lake in the northwest. Evidence of earlier settlement patterns appears in the form of the Sch No 1 (Abandoned), suggesting a shift in local education as rural populations consolidated. To the southeast, St Marys Cem and several Gravel Pit operations indicate the community's established social and industrial anchors. The terrain is categorized by township names like Iosco, Peterson, and St Paul, which reflect the heritage of the surveyors and settlers who organized these plains into a productive grid.