1973 Map of Buffalo Springs Ranch

About this map

Buffalo Springs Ranch serves as a primary landmark in this corner of Washington County, illustrating the isolated ranching life of the Eastern Plains. The landscape is defined by subtle drainage features and groundwater sources, including the eponymous Buffalo Springs and the elongated depression of Twenty-two Slough. These water features were historically critical for livestock in an area where human intervention is otherwise marked only by scattered wells and occasional industrial activity like the small Gravel Pit. The map shows a region organized by a strict township and range grid, with fine dashed lines indicating selected fence lines that reveal the boundaries of land use and property in the early 1970s.