2014 Map of New Salem NE

About this map

Sweetbriar Creek meanders through this section of the North Dakota plains, marking a landscape defined by the drainage patterns of the Missouri River plateau. The map captures the rural transition at the Oliver Co and Morton Co boundary, where a strictly rectangular grid of section-line roads, such as 29th St SW and 43rd Ave, imposes order on the undulating terrain. To the north, the small Bremen Cem stands as a solitary landmark of the area's early settlement history. In the southeast, the terrain descends toward Sweet Briar Lake, a significant water feature that breaks the pattern of dry coulees and agricultural reaches. This 2014 survey document details the modern infrastructure and topography of a region centered on late-twentieth-century rural development and prairie hydrology.