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1981 Map of Rothsay NW

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Rothsay NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Agricultural drainage and civil townships define this Wilkin County landscape as it appeared in the early 1980s. The map illustrates a highly organized grid of rural infrastructure, where the land is divided among the townships of Manston, Tanberg, Meadows, and Akron. A critical component of the local geography is the network of engineered waterways, including County Ditch No 6-A and County Ditch No 23, which manage the prairie terrain for cultivation.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the specific placement of community landmarks like the centrally located Townhall and local burial grounds such as Manston Cem and Meadows Cem. The map also identifies a Gravel Pit, indicating the local extraction industry used for road maintenance. This survey provides a precise record of farmstead locations and the intricate section-line road network that facilitated transit through this Red River Valley region.