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1970 Map of Hershey East

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Hershey East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad and the dual branches of the Platte define this stretch of Lincoln County, where the village of Hershey serves as a central hub for the surrounding agricultural townships. The landscape is a complex network of water management, featuring the North Platte Canal and Birdwood Canal alongside natural features like Beer Slough and Fremont Slough. These man-made diversions, marked by numerous flumes and a Pumping Station, underscore the region's reliance on irrigation to sustain its plains economy.

Local history is preserved in the scattered rural institutions that anchored these communities before modern consolidation. The map identifies the McNeel Cem in the Rosedale precinct and several educational landmarks including Rosedale Sch and Platte Valley Sch. From the Landing Field to the Radio Tower (KJLT), the survey document captures the infrastructure of a mid-century Nebraska transit and farming corridor.