1950 Map of Wilton

About this map

Square Buttes rise prominently above the eastern banks of the Missouri River in this mid-century survey of the North Dakota landscape. The map captures a moment when the rural district was heavily subdivided into numbered school sections, featuring local landmarks like Nettle Creek Sch No 1 and Price Sch No 11. The town of Wilton serves as the primary hub, where the Northern Pacific and Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie rail lines intersect, supporting local commerce including an Inactive Mine. Cultural history is preserved at the Molander Indian Village Historic Site near the river, while the natural environment is managed through the Lost Lake and Yanktonai National Wildlife Refuges. The map also documents several small rural settlements like Merida, Sanger, and Wogansport, alongside several country cemeteries such as Riverview Cem and Wing Cem.