1950 Map of Sheyenne Lake NE

About this map

The upper reaches of the Sheyenne River define the southern landscape of this mid-century survey, cutting through the townships of Fairview, Berlin, and Western. The area is characterized by a sparse, agrarian settlement pattern common to the North Dakota plains during the late 1940s, when local education was still anchored by small, rural district buildings such as Berlin Sch No 2, Fairview Sch No 1, and Fairview Sch No 3. These schoolhouses, along with the Mennonite Ch and the Zion Cem near the Sheridan and Wells County line, served as the primary social and communal nodes for the surrounding farmsteads.