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2020 Map of Black Hammer Hill

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Black Hammer Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Black Hammer Hill rises above a landscape defined by glacial depressions and intermittent water bodies along the border of Benson and Wells Counties. The small settlement of Bremen sits in the southeast corner of the map, situated near the marshy expanse of the Big Slough. This prairie region is marked by its systematic grid of section roads, including 51st Ave NE and 30th St NE, which connect isolated homesteads and local landmarks.

Genealogists and local historians will find the locations of Viking Cem in the northwest and Trinity Cem near the southern boundary particularly useful for tracing family roots in this rural township. The presence of Norway Lake and Goose Lake suggests the importance of these seasonal water sources for early agriculture and wildlife in the North Dakota plains, while the varied terrain of the namesake Black Hammer Hill provides the primary topographic relief in an otherwise low-lying area.