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1899 Map of David City

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of David City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

David City serves as a central hub for a dense network of late 19th-century rail lines crisscrossing the Nebraska prairie. This survey, conducted by W.J. Peters and R.C. McKinney, documents a landscape defined by the convergence of major river systems and industrial transport. The Platte River and Loup River dominate the northern terrain, where the Union Pacific R. R. and the Burlington and Missouri River R. R. follow the watercourses through established towns like Columbus and Schuyler.

Smaller rural settlements such as Surprise, Garrison, and Rising are situated along a complex web of tracks, including the Kansas City St. Joseph and Columbus Line and the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley R. R. This map captures the region at a peak of rail expansion, where even modest villages like Millerton and Dwight were vital links in the transport of grain and livestock across the plains.