1972 Map of Center

About this map

The town of Center serves as the focal point of this Oliver County survey, which documents a landscape transitioning under the influence of heavy energy production. In the early 1970s, the surrounding prairie was defined by extensive industrial activity, notably the massive Strip Mines and numerous Scoria Pits that dominate the terrain to the east and south. This edition, with purple revisions from 1977, highlights the expansion of these mining operations and the development of local infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal Ponds.