1949 Map of Mouse River Park NE

About this map

The international border between the United States and Canada defines the northern edge of this North Dakota landscape, where the prairie is organized by the rigid township and range system. In the late 1940s, this area of Renville County was a network of rural school districts and townships, including Prosperity, Colquhoun, and Grover. The map highlights the essential role of local institutions in this agricultural community, documenting the precise locations of Prosperity Ch and several district schools like Prosperity Sch No 1 and Grover Sch No 2. Natural drainage is carved into the plains by the Souris River in the southwest and the meandering paths of Seven Mile Coulee and Little Deep Creek, which break the geometric regularity of the surveyed section lines.