1959 Map of Walcott

About this map

Walcott stands as the central hub of this Red River Valley landscape, situated along the Great Northern rail line as it cuts diagonally through the townships of Walcott and Colfax. Surveyed during the late 1950s, the map reveals a highly structured agricultural grid characteristic of Richland County, punctuated by a distinctive area of complex terrain and depressions in the southwestern portion of the quadrangle. This detailed topographical study, produced for the development of the Missouri River Basin, captures the rural infrastructure of the era, from the established street plan in the town of Walcott to the numerous section roads and drainage patterns that defined the regional economy and local transportation networks.