1997 Map of Trotters SE

About this map

The Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this corner of North Dakota, where the McKenzie and Golden Valley county line cuts across a landscape defined by intermittent drainage and surveying monuments. The map documents a sparsely populated ranching and energy landscape in the late 20th century, centered on the Trotter locale. The terrain is marked by distinct features such as Flat Rock Butte and the broad region of Pearl. Waterways like Porcupine Creek and Horse Creek weave through the grasslands, which are also crossed by a Pipeline and significant geographical markers including the Sixteenth Guide Meridian West and the Eleventh Standard Parallel North. Small-scale features such as a Drill Hole and various bench marks like BM 2513 provide precise points of reference for researchers and local historians studying the physical and industrial development of the high plains.