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2022 Map of Black Hawk

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Black Hawk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The North Branch Honey Creek and its various forks define the drainage and settlement patterns of this corner of Sauk County. Small communities like Leland and Denzer are linked by a network of rural routes including Co Rd C and Co Rd PF, tracing the natural paths through valleys such as Irish Valley and Sandpit Valley. The landscape is punctuated by distinct geologic formations, most notably the Leland Natural Bridge and the prominent elevations of Pillar Rock and Tower Rock.

Local heritage is anchored by sites like the Andrew Roll Free Congregation Cem and the Union Grove Cem, while the industrial history of the water power era is marked by the Leland Millpond. The transition from the more wooded northern draws like Hemlock Draw and Pine Hollow to the flatter reaches of Little Prairie shows the varied topography that supported early dairy farming and rural commerce in the Witwen and Black Hawk areas.