1960 Map of White Butte East

About this map

White Butte and Campbell Butte rise above the high plains of Hettinger County in this early 1960s survey. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Beaver Creek and Thirtymile Creek, which cut through the open terrain of the Campbell, Highland, Acme, and Steiner districts. A sparse network of local education centers serves the scattered ranching and farming homesteads, including Colgrove Sch No 1, Colgrove Sch No 2, and the Prairie Home Sch in the southwestern corner. This map was produced as part of a Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, documenting the essential water sources and landmarks of the North Dakota badlands and prairie before many small rural schools were consolidated or relocated.