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1954 Map of Ainsworth NW

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Ainsworth NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Plum Creek carves a significant drainage system through this portion of Brown County, creating a landscape defined by dramatic incisions like Horsethief Canyons and Bill White Canyon. The mid-1950s ranching economy is evident through family-named holdings such as the C. Keim Ranch and R. Keim Ranch, while the local educational network is marked by several rural schoolhouses including School No 18 and School No 23.

Resource management is a focal point of this survey, which was conducted as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program. This is most clearly represented by the Ainsworth Hydro Unit and its associated Spillway along the creek. Further south, the terrain levels out towards Antelope Peak, where the map tracks the transition from canyonlands to the more open draws and windmills of the Nebraska plains.