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1968 Map of Red Butte NW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Red Butte NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Otter Creek meanders through the central terrain of this North Dakota landscape, carving a drainage pattern that defines the boundary between Mercer Co and Oliver Co. The area is characterized by its agricultural and utility infrastructure during the late 1960s, marked by a prominent Pipeline stretching across the countryside and multiple water sources, including a Flowing Well and several smaller wells.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the specific locations of the Rhein Cem and an additional unnamed Cem, which serve as small anchors of settlement history in a region otherwise dominated by open land and occasional industrial activity like the Gravel Pit. The map captures a moment when the rural landscape was primarily shaped by natural waterways like Brush Cr and the practical needs of the high plains economy.