1961 Map of Washburn

Rural life is marked by small settlements and communal markers like the Buffalo Lake Sch No 2 and the Sverdrup Cem. The southern bank features the Northern Pacific railroad line passing through Hensler, where the Hensler Cem provides a genealogical record for the local community. Tracing the Lewis and Clark Trail along the river's edge, the map captures the transition of this prairie landscape during the mid-twentieth century development of the Missouri River Basin.