1985 Map of Hutchinson

About this map

Hutchinson and McPherson serve as the primary anchors of this mid-1980s central Kansas landscape, a region defined by its rigid section-line grid and a dense network of major railroads like the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific. The map captures a unique intersection of education and industry, showing an Oil Refinery near McPherson alongside several academic institutions, including Central College, Tabor College, and Bethel College. Water management is prominent in the eastern reaches where Marion Lake is surrounded by public use areas such as Durham Cove Public Use Area and Hillsboro Cove Public Use Area. The drainage of the Arkansas River and Little Arkansas River contrasts with the unusual geological features of Big Sinkhole and Little Sinkhole located near the town of Inman.