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1979 Map of Hill City South

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Hill City South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Hill City serves as the focal point of this Graham County landscape, where the Union Pacific railroad and the South Fork Solomon River run parallel through the northern reaches. The township boundaries of Millbrook, Morlan, Happy, and Hill City divide the terrain, which is defined by a dense network of intermittent streams like Skunk Creek and Wild Horse Creek that carve through the prairie.

Economic activity is marked by a sprawling Oil Field and numerous extraction sites, including a Sandpit and Gravel Pit. Civic life is reflected in the presence of the Fairground, a Drive-in Theater, and the Municipal Airport. This survey provides a clear look at the intersection of agricultural land, energy production, and the transportation infrastructure essential to these High Plains communities in the late 1970s.