1899 Map of David City

About this map

David City serves as a primary hub in this late nineteenth-century survey, surrounded by a dense network of steam-era railroads that defined the local economy. The landscape is dominated by the broad valley of the Platte River, which is joined by the Loup River near Columbus. This region shows the intricate rail infrastructure of the day, including various branches of the Union Pacific R. R. and the Burlington and Missouri River R. R. which connected burgeoning prairie settlements like Shelby, Rising, and Ulysses. The map provides an look at the Platte's braided channel, noting features like Shinn Id. and several gaging stations used to monitor water levels. Small, now-significant points for genealogists such as Wayland, Millerton, and Garrison are clearly plotted along the various rail lines and tributaries like Oak Creek.