1959 Map of Big Bow SW

About this map

Sandy Arroyo Creek winds through the southwestern corner of this Stanton County landscape, cutting a natural path through the high plains of western Kansas. The local economy and infrastructure of the late 1950s are defined by the extensive network of Gas Wells that dot the terrain, indicating the significance of the Hugoton Gas Area to this region. Transportation and transit follow a precise grid, anchored by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line that bisects the central portion of the quadrangle from east to west. While the area is primarily rural and industrial, the presence of a Sewage Disposal site near the western boundary suggests the proximity of municipal infrastructure just beyond the map's edge. The topographic detail illustrates a transition between open upland and the drainage basins that feed into the local creek system.