1980 Map of Minot SW

About this map

Glacial prairie potholes and numerous small wetlands dominate this landscape southwest of Minot, showing the rural character of Ward County in the late 1970s. The terrain is defined by the transition from the high points of Twin Buttes in the north to the shores of Rice Lake in the southwest corner. The map documents a sparsely populated agricultural region organized into civil townships including Burt, Torning, and Freedom, each marked by a network of section-line roads and scattered farmsteads.