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1973 Map of Werner

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Werner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The settlement of Werner serves as the focal point of this northern Great Plains survey, situated along the tracks of the Northern Burlington railroad. This region of Dunn County is defined by its transition from the valley of Spring Creek into the dissected uplands of the Missouri Plateau. A prominent landmark rising above the undulating prairie is Horse Nose Butte, which provides a topographical anchor for the surrounding landscape.

The presence of numerous infrastructure symbols such as Flowing Well and various Storage Bins reflects the agricultural and pastoral economy of the early 1970s. Water management is evident through the drainage patterns of Slow Cr and Alkali Creek, while the surveyor's record of section lines and range boundaries illustrates the rigid grid of land ownership that dictates the layout of North Dakota's rural expanses.