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1955 Map of Alliance

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Alliance
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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Nebraska National Forest and the Fort Robinson Military Reservation dominate the northwestern corner of this mid-century survey, illustrating a landscape defined by significant federal land use and early scientific endeavors. The inclusion of the Fort Robinson Beef and Cattle Research Station and the Agate Spring Fossil Beds highlights the region's importance to both agricultural science and paleontology.

The rail-centric settlement pattern is clearly visible as the Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads connect hubs like Alliance, Chadron, and Gordon. To the east, the Sand Hills topography emerges, dotted with numerous named water bodies such as Walgren Lake and Rush Lake. Rare architectural and social markers, including a Quonset Hut, Saint Marys Church, and the Dr C R Watson Ranch Number 2, provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians.