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1952 Map of New Rockford

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of New Rockford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Fort Totten Indian Reservation and the sprawling waters of Devils Lake dominate this mid-century portrait of the North Dakota plains. The landscape is a complex network of glacial lakes and depressions, from the salt-heavy waters of East Devils Lake and Stump Lake to the protected wetlands of the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The regional economy of the 1950s is etched into the terrain through the Burlington Northern rail lines that connect grain-elevator towns like New Rockford, Fessenden, and Cooperstown.

Large-scale conservation efforts are evident in the Sullys Hill Nat Game Preserve and several wildlife refuges, which contrast with the rigid section-line road grid defining the surrounding farm country. Distinctive topographic landmarks such as Devils Heart Butte, Lookout Mountain, and the expansive Tiffany Flats provide rare vertical relief in a territory otherwise characterized by the winding paths of the Sheyenne River and James River.