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1949 Map of Tolley SE

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Tolley SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The rolling prairies of Renville County and Ward County come into sharp focus in this late-1940s survey, defined by the winding course of the Des Lacs River and the industrial backbone of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad. The landscape is organized into rural townships including Greenbush, Ivanhoe, and Carbondale, where the settlement pattern relies on a network of country schoolhouses like White Ash Sch and numbered districts such as School No 3.

Topographically, the map details the subtle but significant breaks in the plains, from family-named features like Carl Feldner Coulee and Lawson Coulee to the prominent elevations of Deltlot Hill and Murphy Hill. These natural landmarks provided essential orientation for the agricultural community, while sites like Greenbush Cem and Anthony Cem serve as quiet records of the early families who settled this portion of the North Dakota wheat belt.