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1951 Map of Maddock

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Maddock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Maddock serves as the primary hub of this Benson County landscape, situated where the Burlington Northern railroad cuts through the prairie. The town's layout is meticulously detailed, including the Municipal Airport and the National Waterfowl Production Area to the west. The terrain is defined by the significant winding path of the Sheyenne River in the south and the prominent north-south depression of the Big Coulee which dominates the central portion of the map.

Family history researchers will find valuable landmarks scattered across the townships of North Viking, South Viking, and Hesper. Local rural life is evidenced by the presence of Quarve Sch and Arne Sch, alongside religious sites such as Fron Ch. The placement of the North Viking Cem and Zion Cem provides critical spatial context for late nineteenth and early twentieth-century burials in this agricultural region.