1959 Map of South West Fargo

About this map

The Sheyenne River meanders heavily through this Red River Valley landscape, its tightly looped oxbows defining the geography between the townships of Mapleton, Barnes, Warren, and Stanley. At the end of the 1950s, the region was in a period of transition as modern infrastructure began to bisect traditional prairie farmstead patterns. This shift is most evident in the corridor labeled Under Construction, where early interstate development was making its way toward South West Fargo.