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1980 Map of McKenna Lake North

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of McKenna Lake North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Napoleon serves as a primary settlement hub in this Logan County landscape, situated at a key rail junction during the late 1970s. The Soo Line railroad cuts across the prairie, anchoring the local economy and defining the transport corridors between rural townships. Near the village, the St Philips Cem provides a point of interest for genealogists tracing local families in the Bryant and Kroeber districts.

The topography is dominated by the sprawling waters of Mc Kenna Lake and numerous prairie potholes and depressions. Evidence of local industry is scattered across the landscape in the form of multiple Gravel Pits, while legacy land divisions like Sealy and Glendale reflect the traditional township structure of the North Dakota plains. The presence of several Wells suggests the vital importance of groundwater management for the surrounding agricultural community.