1949 Map of Turtle Creek

About this map

Fairview Ch stands as a focal point in this rural landscape of McLean County, North Dakota, mapped in the years following World War II. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Turtle Creek and the southern boundary formed by the Missouri River, where the Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge provides a protected haven at the river's edge. The distribution of numerous schoolhouses, such as New Home Sch No 3, Sverdrup Sch No 4, and Iowa Sch No 2, reveals a dense pattern of family farming townships that required localized education centers before the era of widespread school consolidation.