2011 Map of Newark NW

About this map

Agricultural grid lines define the landscape of the North Dakota and South Dakota borderlands at the start of the 2010s. This survey records a transition in the rural landscape where traditional township roads such as 100th St SE and 115th Ave SE crisscross the prairie at regular intervals. The area is characterized by its stark, open geography, where the primary infrastructure consists of local routes like 98th St SE and north-south corridors including 120th Ave SE and 416th Ave. The mapping of these section-line roads illustrates the enduring structure of the Great Plains homesteading pattern, even as physical farmsteads and rural dwellings appear sparse on the modern landscape. Along the southern edge, 104th St traces the boundary of this quiet agricultural expanse.