1894 Map of Cheyenne Wells

About this map

The High Plains along the Colorado Kansas Boundary Line appear here during a period of early railroad settlement. The Union Pacific Railroad serves as the primary artery through this arid landscape, dictating the placement of early outposts such as Cheyenne Wells and Arapahoe. This survey, conducted in 1890, captures the area before extensive modern irrigation, where life was centered on the drainage systems of Smoky Creek, Ladder Creek, and the curiously named White Woman Creek.