1972 Map of Black Horse Butte NE

About this map

The Grand River meanders through the heart of this Corson County landscape, defining the broad Grand River Valley as it appeared in the early 1970s. This region of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation is characterized by its wide-ranging townships, including Rolling Green, Sherman, and Riverside, where the terrain is marked by the drainages of Willow Creek. The map provides a look at the rural infrastructure of the era, where isolated landmarks like Center Sch and scattered Gravel Pit locations served local needs. The intricate network of fine red dashed lines across the plains represents fence and field lines captured during photogrammetric mapping, offering a detailed view of land use and boundary divisions in Delaney and surrounding areas before later development or consolidation altered these rural patterns.