1954 Map of Bassett
USGS Topo · Published 1956About this map
Bassett serves as a vital railroad and agricultural hub in Rock County during the mid-1950s, centered on the Chicago and North Western rail line. The landscape is characterized by a mix of infrastructure and rural tradition, with the Bassett Municipal Airport and County Fairground standing near the town center, while the North Fork Elkhorn River meanders through the northeastern reaches. Educational and spiritual life for outlying families is anchored by sites like School No 17, School No 15, and Valley Grove Ch. Further west, the Frauen Ranch represents the ranching operations that defined this Nebraska Sandhills region. The map captures the area just as aerial photogrammetry was becoming a standard tool for the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program.
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Editions of this 1954 Bassett Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Other maps of this area
1949 · Riverview
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Carns
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1950 · Bassett NW
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1950 · Carns
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Riverview
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1954 · Long Pine
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1954 · Newport SW
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1955 · O'Neill
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1959 · O'Neill
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1969 · O'Neill
USGS Topo · 1:250,000