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1964 Map of Emerald

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Emerald
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

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Lincoln Air Force Base dominates the northern landscape of this mid-1960s survey, illustrating the significant military footprint west of Lincoln. Adjoining the base is the community of Huskerville, while the surrounding terrain of Garfield and Yankee Hill reveals a transition from agricultural use to organized recreation and state infrastructure. Significant water projects like Pawnee Lake and Conestoga Lake appear as prominent State Recreation Area destinations, contrasting with the industrial and civic sites found closer to the city center.

Local history details are abundant, from the State Reformatory to the numerous rural schools such as School No 107 and School No 118. The path of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad cuts through Emerald and Cushman, underscoring the rail-dependent transport network of Lancaster County during this era. Genealogists can locate legacy sites like St Johns Cem and Emerald Cem, which remain anchored in the landscape even as suburban expansion began to encroach from the east.