1952 Map of Steele

About this map

Steele sits as the central hub of this Kidder County landscape, positioned along the vital east-west corridor of the Northern Pacific railroad. The map reveals a post-war rural environment where local education was still decentralized, as evidenced by School No 2 and School No 3 serving the surrounding agricultural townships. A small Landing Strip northwest of the town center points to the early adoption of private aviation in the northern plains during the mid-century era.