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1970 Map of Hudson NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The industrial and agricultural landscape of central Kansas is defined here by the extensive Oil Field development across Byron and Seward townships. Surveyed in 1969 and field checked in 1970, the map reveals a dense network of Pipelines and numerous Oil Wells that underscore the region's energy economy. This subterranean activity is overlaid on a traditional grid of section lines, where community life is anchored by landmarks like Peace Ch and the Salem Cem.

Transportation through the southern portion of the quadrangle is dominated by the Missouri Pacific railroad, which cuts a diagonal path through South Seward. The terrain is characterized by intricate depression contours, suggesting a landscape of prairie potholes and shifting drainage patterns typical of the Stafford County region. This survey serves as a precise record of rural Kansas just before the further automation of the oil fields changed the local workspace.