1959 Map of Viking SW

About this map

Goose Lake Swamp dominates the western half of this landscape, creating a distinct linear geography that transitions into the prairie farmlands of northwestern Minnesota. Small rural institutions such as the Black River Ch, an adjacent Cem, and School No 1560 dot the area near the winding Black River, representing the scattered nodes of the late 1950s rural community. This survey provides a precise view of the border region between Pennington and Polk counties, where the township boundaries of Numedal, Bray, Belgium, and Pok Centre meet. The land use is primarily agricultural, punctuated by a central Town Hall and occasional industrial sites like a Gravel Pit, reflecting a period when small-scale municipal and educational centers remained vital to the township structure before further rural consolidation.