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2011 Map of Marion North

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Marion North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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Marion anchors this northern Perry County landscape, serving as a hub for the surrounding agricultural and wooded terrain. The Cahaba River winds through the eastern edge of the quadrangle, where the Marion National Fish Hatchery and several associated dams, including Marion Fish Hatchery Dam Number One and Marion Fish Hatchery Number Two Dam, indicate a significant focus on aquatic resource management. The area is dotted with small family and community burial grounds, such as Saint Wilfrids Cemetery and the Heard Cemetery, which are vital for genealogical research in this part of Alabama.

Water management is a central theme of the local geography, with features like Wilbourne Lake, Rice Dam, and Emily Foster Lake Dam punctuating the drainage basins of Rice Creek and Sand Creek. To the northwest, the small settlement of Curbville stands near the headwaters of these creek systems, while the Marion Lookout Tower provides a high-point reference for the forest lands above the river valley.