1950 Map of Towner

About this map

Towner serves as the focal point of this North Dakota landscape, situated where the Burlington Northern railroad lines intersect north of the winding Souris River. The map captures the town's infrastructure during the mid-20th century, featuring a Water Tank, a substation, and the Towner Airport to the northeast. Beyond the residential grid, the geography is defined by the river's tight meanders through the Newport township area, controlled in part by the Eaton Dam. To the south, the terrain rises toward Cooperdahl Hill, where School No 1 once served the rural community. This survey provides a record of the Missouri River Basin development era, documenting the essential water management and transportation systems that supported McHenry County agriculture and commerce before later 20th-century shifts.