1954 Map of Willow City

About this map

Willow City serves as the focal point of this mid-century topographic survey, where the Great Northern railroad cuts a diagonal line through the prairie landscape. The area is defined by its rural education and religious foundations, with several district schools including Willow Sch No 3, Norman Sch No 1, and Norman Sch No 3 serving the surrounding agricultural townships of Ostby, Wellington, and Normal. The northern Bottineau County terrain is drained by the winding paths of Willow Creek and Snake Creek, while local community life is anchored by Immanuel Ch and the Notre Dame Cem. This 1954 data, compiled in part by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Missouri River Basin development, captures the prairie before significant modern consolidation, preserving the locations of numerous windmills and a local Gravel Pit essential for maintaining county section roads.