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1949 Map of Munster

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Munster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

James River meanders across the northern reaches of this North Dakota landscape, following a path parallel to the Great Northern railroad. The small settlement of Munster serves as a focal point along the tracks, where a School No 1 is located nearby to support the local farming community. The terrain is characterized by numerous prairie potholes and depressions typical of the Missouri River Basin region.

Township boundaries define the social organization of the era, with portions of Fairville, Munster, and Bremen visible. Educational needs are met by multiple rural schoolhouses, including two distinct locations labeled School No 2 and another School No 1 further south. These structures, along with the scattered farmsteads, illustrate the distributed settlement pattern of Wells County and Eddy County during the late 1940s.