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2011 Map of Washburn

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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The Missouri River creates a wide, braided path through this central North Dakota landscape, anchoring the regional center of Washburn. The town's grid is bounded by the river to the south, where the Riverview Cemetery overlooks the water, and the Washburn Municipal Airport to the north. Settlement patterns here reflect the transition from river-based transit to modern infrastructure, with the Lewis And Clark Trl mirroring the ancient waterway.

Further inland, the smaller communities of Falkirk and Hensler are connected by a network of rural roads such as 8th St SW. The area's industrial and agricultural history is evidenced by the Kugler Mine and several local burial grounds, including the Hensler Cemetery and Sverdrup Cemetery. The meandering Buffalo Creek cuts through the northern plains, feeding into the Missouri and defining the drainage of the surrounding farmland.