1949 Map of Mouse River Park NE

About this map

The International Boundary between the United States and Canada defines the northern edge of this prairie landscape, where the survey captures a rural township structure just after the mid-century. The terrain is characterized by the meandering Souris River in the southwest and the winding drainage of Seven Mile Coulee and Little Deep Creek. Local life in this portion of Renville County centers on the scattered rural schoolhouses and churches that served the agricultural community. Educational hubs like Prosperity Sch No 1, Prosperity Sch No 2, and Grover Sch No 2 are meticulously recorded alongside Prosperity Ch, providing valuable markers for genealogists tracing family locations within the townships of Prosperity, Grover, and Hamerly. This survey, compiled from 1946 aerial photography, shows the precise distribution of farmsteads and section lines before significant modernization of the rural landscape.