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1948 Map of Woburn

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Woburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Great Northern railroad cuts a diagonal line across this 1948 survey of Burke County, defining the rural transport network of north-central North Dakota. The small settlement of Woburn serves as a local hub along the rail line, surrounded by a landscape dotted with small prairie potholes and low ridges. The distribution of educational buildings, including Woburn Sch, Scandia Sch, Clayton Sch, and School No 3, illustrates the dense network of one-room schoolhouses required to serve a dispersed farming population in the mid-20th century.

Terrain features like Dale and Clayton reflect the local nomenclature of the township and surrounding land divisions. To the southeast, the Zion Cem stands as a primary genealogical landmark for the community. The map, compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Reclamation, captures the region just as modern agricultural practices and road improvements were beginning to reshape the traditional township structure.