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1951 Map of Menoken SW

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Menoken SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The southeastern outskirts of Bismarck and the surrounding prairie landscape are defined by the convergence of major rail lines and meandering waterways in the early 1950s. The Northern Pacific and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads cut through the terrain, supporting the transport economy of Burleigh County. Much of the southern portion of the map is shaped by the wide loops of Apple Creek, which flows past the small settlement of Pierce and a prominent Gaging Station.

Institutional landmarks are scattered throughout this transition from city to rural township, including the State Penitentiary and the Bismarck Municipal Airport on the western edge. Local education is represented by traditional rural schoolhouses such as Wilson Sch, Gibbs Sch, and School No 1, which served the farming families of the Hay Creek area before mid-century consolidation transformed the educational landscape.