1973 Map of Rhame SE

About this map

North Fork Grand River drainage systems define this section of Bowman County, where the topography transition from the Adelaide Hills in the northwest to the wide valleys of the south. This 1973 field survey documents a landscape dominated by ranching and resource extraction, punctuated by the seasonal flows of Alkali Creek and the curiously named Cold Turkey Creek. Land use patterns are clearly delineated through township boundaries like Amor and Grand River, while the presence of an Oil Well and several Gravel Pits indicate the area's mid-century industrial interests. The map serves as a precise record of rural development, showing the network of section-line roads and scattered dwellings that serviced this portion of the Dakota plains.