1969 Map of Gordon NW

About this map

Wounded Knee marks the central terrain of this 1969 survey, where the rolling Nebraska landscape meets the Indian Reservation Boundary at the South Dakota border. This document, produced as part of the Department of the Interior’s program for the Missouri River Basin, reveals a rural ranching and farming landscape characterized by isolated schoolhouses and essential water sources. The map identifies the North Star Sch and Fieldside Sch, which served the local families spread across the hills of Shannon and Sheridan counties. Industry is represented by localized extraction sites such as a Gravel Pit and Sandpit, while natural features like Frye Lake, Margrave, and Meadow provide the primary geographic landmarks in this sparsely populated borderland.