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1979 Map of Flagler

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Flagler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Flagler serves as the central hub of this Kit Carson County landscape, situated along the critical transit corridor of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. The town's layout is meticulously detailed, showing an Athletic Field, several Radio Towers, and a municipal Water Tank that supported the community's growth in the late 1970s. Southeast of the town center, the Flagler Cem and the Flagler Aviation Service airfield highlight the intersection of local history and modern infrastructure.

The surrounding plains are defined by a network of drainage systems, including Buffalo Creek and Duck Creek, which flow toward the South Fork Republican River. Water management in this arid agricultural region is evidenced by the presence of Verhoeffs Big Dam and Verhoeffs Little Dam on Mud Creek. This map illustrates the reliance on both rail transport and local water resources to sustain high-plains settlement.