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1929 Map of Sawyer

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Sawyer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Souris River cuts a deep, winding valley across this central Ward County landscape, creating a sharp contrast between the river bottom and the surrounding North Prairie. Two major rail lines dominate the transport geography: the Great Northern runs along the northern edge through Surrey, while the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie follows the river's path, serving the settlements of Logan and Sawyer.

Rural life in the mid-1920s is marked by a dense network of country schools, such as School No 1 and School No 5, distributed across townships like Willis, Newman, and Sundre. The transition from the plateau to the valley is facilitated by named crossings like the Saugstad Bridge and Schilling Bridge, while State Highway No 8 provides a primary north-south artery through the rugged coulees of the Nedrose area.