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1968 Map of Henderson NE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Henderson NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Lincoln Creek meanders through the heart of this central Nebraska landscape, defining the topography between the townships of Arborville and Otis. The late 1960s rural layout is characterized by a dense network of groundwater extraction points, marked simply as Well and Wells, which support the agricultural economy of the Valley region. This reliance on irrigation is a hallmark of the era's farming practices in York and Hamilton Counties.

Transportation and community infrastructure are concentrated in the southern portion of the map, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line runs parallel to the township border near Bradshaw. Local history and genealogy researchers will find specific landmarks preserved here, including the Zion Sch and the Plainfield Cem, along with a utility Substation that signals the modernizing energy needs of the mid-century Nebraska prairie.