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1941 Map of Fort Reno

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Fort Reno
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Fort Reno Military Reservation dominates this 1930s landscape in Canadian County, serving as a significant hub for military and agricultural activity along the North Canadian River. The area is notably dense with educational and indigenous history, centered around the Cheyenne & Arapaho Agricultural School and the Darlington State Game Farm. Small rural schoolhouses like Sunny Hill Sch and Mound Valley Sch dot the townships of Altona, Park, and Maple, illustrating a traditional agrarian social structure.

Transportation is defined by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which links the settlements of Calumet, Concho, and Darlington. Religious life is mapped through numerous landmarks such as the Swappingback Indian Chapel and Coleman Chapel. These features, alongside natural landmarks like The Mound and Porcupine Butte, provide a detailed record of the region's development before post-war changes altered the rural landscape.