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1965 Map of Hutchinson NW

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Hutchinson NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Agricultural life and natural resource extraction define this landscape on the borders of Rice, McPherson, and Reno counties. The northern reaches are dominated by the Welch Bornholdt Oil Field, signifying the mid-century importance of petroleum to the local economy. The St Louis - San Francisco railroad cuts diagonally across the terrain, linking the rural townships of East Washington, Little Valley, Grant, and Medora.

Hydrological features like the Little Arkansas River and Sand Creek provide the primary geographic relief, while the presence of the Thomas Grove Sch and a local Sandpit indicate the small-scale infrastructure supporting these prairie communities. This survey represents the area just before modern center-pivot irrigation and intensified industrial agriculture further altered the surface patterns of the Kansas plains.