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1970 Map of Rolla

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Rolla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Rolla serves as the focal point of this 1970s North Dakota landscape, situated at the junction of 30 and 281. The town plan is clearly defined, showing residential blocks and civic infrastructure, including the Sewage Disposal Ponds to the southeast. The agricultural character of the region is punctuated by numerous Gravel Pits concentrated west of the city center.

The rail-dependent economy of the era is evident through the path of the Burlington Northern railroad, which cuts diagonally through the townships. Genealogy researchers can locate St Michael Cem on the western edge of town and Emanuel Cem further south. The physical geography is marked by the winding course of Big Coulee and larger bodies of water like McLaughlin Lake, while the eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the terrain of Mount View across the border of Rolette Co Towner Co.