1958 Map of Rutland

About this map

Rutland stands as the primary hub of this eastern North Dakota landscape, situated at the junction of the Great Northern and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads. The town’s social fabric is anchored by the Rutland Sch and the nearby Trinity Cem. To the south, the Wild Rice River winds through the terrain, feeding into Silver Lake and Sprague Lake, where a spillway regulates the water levels. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade in the southeastern corner, near the Sisseton Indian Reservation boundary, indicates a shifting transportation network during the mid-century. This survey, conducted as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, captures a rural economy defined by scattered section schools like School No 4 and local Gravel Pits.