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1979 Map of Thor

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Thor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The settlement of Thor serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in the late 1970s, situated along the Chicago and North Western railroad line. The map reveals a highly engineered water management system essential for local farming, featuring an extensive network of drainage channels such as Ditch No 46, Ditch No 3, and Ditch No 9. These man-made features work in tandem with natural waterways like Beaver Creek and Soldier Creek to drain the fertile plains.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of several rural burial grounds, including the Norway Lake Cem, East Ullensvang Cem, and West Ullensvang Cem. The boundary between Humboldt Co and Webster Co spans the southern portion of the map, where a scattered Gas Well indicates the presence of local natural resource extraction amidst the townships of Norway, Beaver, and Newark.