Florence Township Land Acquisition
Land Ownership in 1910 and 1980
Township 147-63
Florence Township is bordered on the north by Eddy County, east by McHenry Township, south by Rolling Prairie and west by Larrabee.
The land is level to nearly level. Some areas are gentle undulating. There is a quantity of stone but they do not present a serious problem.
The area is drained by:
Juanita Lake which is located on sections 8, 17, 18 and 19
Stony Lake on sections 15, 16, 21 and 22, which flows into the Bald Hill creek
Burlington Northern Railroad crosses the southwest corner of the township.
The town of Juanita is located on the Southwest corner of section 34.
The township survey report was filed at Huron, Dakota Territory on February 13, 1884. The south, east and north lines were established by Charles Scott on October 1882. The subdivisions were surveyed by E.S. Sturtevant in August and September 1883. He also measured the meanders at this time. The western boundary was surveyed by Scott in 1882.
There are 22,347.27 acres of land; 583.04 acres of water; for a total of 22,930.31 acres. In 1900 there were 52 quarters that had not been settled.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 278