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1964 Map of Gaza

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

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Gaza and the seat of Primghar anchor this mid-century survey of O’Brien County, where the agricultural grid is etched with family-named creeks and legacy institutions. The Illinois Central railroad cuts a diagonal path through the landscape, connecting the elevators of the small towns to the wider world. The map captures a transition in civic life, showing the County Home and County Fairground alongside the Primghar Airport, documenting how public infrastructure evolved in the post-war era.

Local history is preserved in landmarks like the Lutheran Cem and Doyle Cem, while the drainage of the Center and Highland townships is defined by several seasonal waterways including Dry Run, McCreath Creek, and Jordan Creek. This survey offers a detailed look at the rural property layout, marked by red dashed lines indicating fence and field boundaries that defined the livestock and grain farms of Northwest Iowa during the 1960s.