1899 Map of Northville

About this map

Northville stands at the intersection of the prairie landscape and industrial expansion in this late 19th-century survey of Spink, Brown, Edmunds, and Faulk counties. The region is defined by the early development of the Chicago and Northwestern R. R. and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R., which facilitated the growth of small rail stops like Cortlandt, Athol, and Rudolph. The hydrology of the area is particularly detailed, featuring numerous small bodies of water such as Scatterwood Lake, Lords Lake, and Salt Lake, which punctuate the drainage basins of Snake Creek and its branches.