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1959 Map of Beloit

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Beloit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The North Fork Solomon River and South Fork Solomon River dominate the northern Kansas landscape during this late 1950s survey. This period reflects a significant era of water management and industrial expansion, marked by the recent completion of the Webster Dam creating the Webster Reservoir, along with the Kirwin Reservoir and Lovewell Reservoir. These massive projects altered the local geography, providing irrigation and flood control for the agricultural communities of Beloit, Stockton, and Phillipsburg.

Extensive energy development is visible across the region, particularly south of the Solomon forks. Numerous resource extraction sites are identified, including the Ray Oil Field, Dopita Oil Field, and Barry Oil Field. Rail infrastructure remains vital to the regional economy, with the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific lines connecting smaller grain stops like Kensington, Mankato, and Osborne. Notable landmarks of the era include the State Sanatorium near Norton and the isolated rise of Blue Mound.