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1955 Map of Delaney Butte

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Delaney Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The North Platte River meanders through this mid-century landscape of Jackson County, where a sophisticated network of irrigation ditches supported a cluster of family-owned ranching operations. The terrain is anchored by the prominent Delaney Butte and Sheep Mtn, overlooking a valley floor etched with water management features like the Independent Ditch and Hanson and Wattenberg Ditch. These waterways reflect the essential ranching economy of the era, connecting established properties such as the Briggs Ranch, Bohn Ranch, and Sorenson Ranch.

Social infrastructure is represented by the Higho School located near the northern reaches of the river, while the natural hydrology is punctuated by the North Delaney Lake, South Delaney Lake, and East Delaney Lake. The presence of numerous bench marks, such as BM 8089 and Vabm 9307, highlights the precision of this Missouri River Basin development program survey, capturing the ranching footprint of the high plains before modernization altered these traditional homesteading patterns.