Rolling Prairie Land Acquisition
Land Ownership in 1910 and 1980
Township 146 ‑ 63
Bordered on the north by Florence, the south by McKinnon, east by Glenfield, west by Haven, this area was first called Roosevelt township.
The land is a rolling prairie which inspired the name when it was changed at the time it became a civil township.
The Great Northern Railroad crossed the northeast corner of the township. Highway No. 200 crosses east and west through the middle of the township.
The survey report was filed at Yankton, Dakota Territory on February 27, 1883. The surveyors were Charles Scott and E.S. Sturtevant, who surveyed in October 1882. They found no settlers at the time of the survey.
In 1900 there were 62 quarters that were not settled. By 1910 the population was 196.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 375