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1970 Map of Holdrege West

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Holdrege West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Holdrege serves as the primary urban center of this Phelps County landscape, showing its mid-century expansion along the Burlington Northern railroad. The map documents the city's civic infrastructure during this era, including the Washington Sch, Jr High Sch, and the local Hospital. Beyond the town limits, the terrain transitions into the agricultural expanse of Laird and Sheridan townships, where the Industry Cem and the settlement of Clyde mark the rural social geography.

Conservation and industrial land use are prominently featured in the southern portion of the quadrangle. The Atlanta Marsh National Wildlife Management Area and Atlanta Marsh reflect the region's prairie wetland heritage, while a major Pipeline and several large radio towers, including Radio Tower (KUVR) and Radio Tower (KLNE), highlight the technological footprint of the 1970s. The presence of a Drive-in Theater near the town edge captures a classic element of the period's local social life.