1953 Map of Holly East

About this map

Arkansas River valley life in the mid-1950s is defined by the complex irrigation networks of the Buffalo Canal and the now-defunct Amity Canal (Aband). This borderland where Colorado meets Kansas preserves significant historical transit corridors, most notably the Old Santa Fe Trail (Approximate), marked here by a specific Santa Fe Trail Marker near the Site of Old Trail City. The twin settlements of Holly and Coolidge anchor the landscape, connected by the vital Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. The map reveals a transition from river-bottom agriculture to the dry highlands drained by East Horse Creek and Spring Creek, punctuated by local infrastructure like the Holly Landing Strip and small industrial sites such as a Sand Pit and Gravel Pit.