Nelson County and Griggs County meet along an East-West boundary line in this portion of the North Dakota prairie. The landscape is characterized by the irregular glacial topography of the Devils Lake Basin, where numerous small wetlands and depressions punctuate the section-line road grid. Historical markers of the rural community are preserved in the locations of Saint Johns Cem and Bergen Cem, which serve as quiet anchors for the surrounding farmsteads. Transportation and local utility are represented by the presence of Breckheimer Airport in the northwest, while the waters of Ottofy Lake occupy the northeastern corner. The map traces a network of township roads including Co Rd 25 and Co Rd 23, illustrating the persistent and organized settlement pattern of the High Plains.
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1930 · Pekin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Hamar
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Tolna
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Pekin
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Pekin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · New Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · New Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · McHenry
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Binford
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Johnson Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000