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1967 Map of New Town SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of New Town SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Boundary defines much of the upper landscape in this late-1960s survey, marking a transition between high prairie and the sprawling waters of Lake Sakakawea. The inundation of the Missouri River valley is the dominant geographic feature, creating a complex, fingered shoreline that reaches deep into the draws of Little Shell Creek. This newly formed aquatic environment is managed in part by the Van Hook State Game Management Area, which covers significant portions of the peninsulas and eastern shore.

Local settlement and cultural markers remain visible on the higher ground, including the Little Shell Ch and a Village Hall located west of the creek. Genealogists and historians will find several small burial sites noted simply as Cem or Graves, alongside natural features like Muskrat Lake and various springs that predated the reservoir's rise. The map captures a moment when the regional identity was shifting from traditional river-valley farming toward a landscape defined by the massive scale of the Garrison Dam project.