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1960 Map of North Almont

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of North Almont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Big Muddy Creek and Curlew Creek wind through the southern hills of Morton County, defining a landscape shaped by both water and rail. During this era of the early 1960s, the Northern Pacific railroad serves as the primary corridor, passing through the small settlement of North Almont. Traces of earlier transportation networks remain visible, including an Old Railroad Grade and an Old RR Grade that cut across the local topography near Ericson Coulee.

Social life in this rural stretch of North Dakota is anchored by landmarks like Peace Ch and the Benson Sch. The map reveals the local economy of the time through numerous Gravel Pits and a marked Mine near the railroad line. The varied terrain, from the Schollaert Hills to the Curlew Buttes, is interspersed with family-named features like Grube Dam, while cemeteries such as English Cem provide valuable points of reference for genealogical research.