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1950 Map of Burdock

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Burdock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Cheyenne River valley forms the geographic heart of this mid-century survey, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad tracks run parallel to an extensive Irrigation Canal network. Life in this ranching landscape centers on small community nodes like Burdock and Marietta, each supported by its own local schoolhouse, Burdock Sch and Marietta Sch.

Resource management is evident through several water control features, including Tubbs Dam and Burlington Dam, which supported agricultural efforts near the Doran Ranch. The northern reaches of the map transition into the Harney National Forest, where the terrain rises toward Pilger Mountain and Bennett Canyon. This documentation provides a clear view of the intersection between early railroad infrastructure and the developing irrigation systems of the Missouri River Basin.