1952 Map of Almeria NW

About this map

Pleasant Valley and the surrounding Nebraska sandhills define this mid-century landscape along the border of Blaine and Loup Counties. The North Loup River meanders across the center of the sheet, its path mirrored by a system of irrigation canals, including segments of an Aban'd Canal. This 1952 field check documents a rural ranching community organized around essential civic landmarks, with the Church of God and several schoolhouses, such as Pleasant Valley Sch and West End Sch, serving as the primary social anchors for dispersed residents like those at Peterson Ranch. The map reveals a transition in water management and land use, where natural drainage features like Dry Valley and named ranges like Bloody and Sawyer exist alongside human-engineered attempts to divert the river for agriculture.