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1918 Map of White Rock

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of White Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Bois de Sioux River and the sprawling lake system of Lake Traverse dominate this 1915 survey of the tri-state border region. At this time, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian Reservation boundary cuts through the central landscape, marking a transition in land use and settlement. The rail-and-river economy is evident in the cluster of small prairie towns like White Rock and Rosholt, which served as vital hubs for the surrounding agricultural townships.

Education in this rural landscape was decentralized, as evidenced by the dense network of named country schoolhouses, including Taylor School, Bruce School, and the Lincoln 26 School. These sites, along with family-named landmarks like Lamars, provide essential clues for genealogists and local historians tracking the early twentieth-century development of Roberts County and its neighbors across the Minnesota and North Dakota lines.