1977 Map of Bloomfield
USGS Topo · Published 1979About this map
Bloomfield serves as the primary municipal center in this late 1970s orthophotoquad, which captures the intensive agricultural footprint of Knox County. Produced in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the imagery reveals a landscape almost entirely defined by precise section-line roads and varied field patterns. The drainage of Bazile Creek and its tributary, Little, provide the only significant break in the geometric regularity of the Nebraska plains. This survey is particularly useful for observing the evolution of center-pivot irrigation, visible as distinct circular patterns that contrast sharply with traditional rectangular farm plots, providing a clear record of farming technology and land use at this specific moment in the state's agricultural history.
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