1950 Map of Cascade Springs

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Brainerd Indian Training School and several rural schoolhouses highlight the mid-century social landscape of this Fall River County region. Situated within the Harney National Forest, the terrain is defined by a dense network of canyons, including Alabaugh Canyon and Payne Canyon, which drain toward the Cheyenne River. The 1950 field check captures the area during the development of the Missouri River Basin, showing the Angostura Reservoir and an extensive Irrigation Ditch system essential for local agriculture.