1970 Map of Spiritwood

About this map

Spiritwood and the smaller siding of Urbana anchor this section of the North Dakota prairie along the Burlington Northern railroad line. The landscape is defined by the Stutsman and Barnes County border, which bisects several townships including Rose, Brimer, and Mansfield. Significant water bodies such as Rush Island Lake, Island Lake, and Goose Lake are prominent features, several of which fall within the National Wildlife Management Area. The presence of a Pipeline and multiple Gravel Pits reflects the infrastructure and resource extraction of the era, while a lone Radio Tower stands as a distinct landmark near the tracks. The grid of section lines and fence borders illustrates the systematic agricultural partitioning of the Great Plains as it remained in the early 1970s.