Land Ownership in 1910 and 1980
Longview Township Land Acquisition
Township 145 ‑ 67
Longview township is located in the southwest corner of Foster County. It is bordered by Wyard on the north; Melville on the east, Stutsman County on the south; and Wells County on the west.
The land is described as gentle rolling to rolling upland. The lower areas are drained by little creeks that join to make the Pipestem Creek. A small lake called Rush or Russell Lake is located on section 13 and 14. There are two dams on the small streams, one on Southeast 30 and the other on Southwest 32. There is a gravel pit on section 27.
The survey report was filed at Huron, Dakota Territory on November 10, 1884. Charles Scott and E.S. Sturtevant measured the subdivisions in August 1884. The western boundary was retraced by E.S. Sturtevant in August 1882. The north and west boundary lines were first surveyed by Milton Nye in July, 1882. George Beardsley established the south line in September 1883 and the east line in July 1874.
There is 22,936.99 Acres of public land and 105.10 acres of water, giving the total of 23,042.09.
Settlers in the area when the land was surveyed were
| Francis Dodd | Southwest 6 |
| John Olsen | Northeast 6 |
| F. Wentland | Northwest 24 |
| W. Wentland | Southwest 24 |
| J. Wentland | Southeast 24 |
| W.Y. Quarton | Southwest 2 |
| P. Frasier | Southeast 2 |
| J. McClellan | Northeast 12 |
| J. Pepple | Northwest 14 |
| C. Albus Jr. | Southwest 14 |
| C. Albus | Southeast 13. |
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 320