School Dist. No. 19 - Estabrook Township
Estabrook Township Land Acquisition
Land Ownership in 1910 and 1980
Township 147 - 66
Estabrook township is bordered on the north by Eddy county; east by Nordmore Township; south by Carrington township; and Birtsell township on the west.
The land is level to gentle rolling.
The area is drained by Kelly Creek and a branch of the James River.
A swamp area called Scotts Slough is found on sections 22-27-33-32-28- and 21.
There is a gravel pit on Section 34.
The Northern Pacific Railroad follows the western boundary
Highway 281 also crosses the township going north and south.
The Quarter Mile Racing Track was located on Section 6. It is no longer in operation.
Erickson's Fish Farm is on section 19.
Section 18 is designated as a Duck Nesting Area.
Polled Shorthorn cattle are raised on the Lloyd Becker farm on section 22.
Guptill station which consisted of a large elevator was on section 30.
Part of the town of Barlow and the Barlow cemetery are on Section 7.
The Irrigation Farm, a branch of North Dakota State University, is located on Section 31
The Fireside Inn is on Section 32.
The township was named after an early settler on Section 8 called George H. Estabrook. He was the editor of the Independent from 1904 to 1907.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 273