1951 Map of Eddyville SW

About this map

Wood River meanders across this rural Nebraska landscape, cutting a wide valley through the Wood River, Loup, and Kennebec regions. The Union Pacific railroad tracks run parallel to the riverbed, serving as the primary transportation artery for the sparse agricultural community in the early 1950s. The village of Eddyville sits at the southeastern corner of the survey, where the rail line and river converge near the Custer Co and Dawson Co border. This survey records the distribution of local educational infrastructure before rural school consolidation, preserving the locations of Happy Hollow Sch, School No 245, and School No 65. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of draws and ridges that feed into the central river valley, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the central Nebraska plains.