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1997 Map of Charlson

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Charlson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River define the northern boundary of this McKenzie County landscape, where the waters of Phelps Bay meet the shoreline of the Antelope Creek State Game Management Area. This late-1990s revision reveals a rugged, multi-use environment within the Little Missouri National Grassland. The map illustrates the region's ranching heritage and industrial presence, featuring the Charlson Oil and Gas Field and family holdings such as the O and C Froholm Ranch and Hagen Ranch.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of rural landmarks like Antelope Cem and Riverside Cem. The terrain transitions from the dissected breaks of the Hawkeye Valley in the south to the massive reservoir in the north. Significant infrastructure like the Thirteenth Standard Parallel North and the Charlson settlement area anchor the surveying grid in this portion of the North Dakota badlands.