1953 Map of Downs South
USGS Topo · Published 1979About this map
The South Fork Solomon River defines the landscape of north-central Kansas in this mid-century portrait, winding through a network of small agricultural settlements and rural school districts. The 1970s revisions (shown in purple) illustrate a dramatic hydrological change with the arrival of Waconda Lake, which began to submerge the river valley. This transformation altered the local geography near Downs, a junction point where the Missouri Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads once intersected.
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Editions of this 1953 Downs South Map
3 editions found
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