1966 Map of Intake NW

About this map

Burns Creek and its complex network of seasonal drainage channels define the topography of this Dawson County landscape during the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a rural settlement pattern centered on community education and faith, evidenced by the presence of the Pleasant Plains Sch and the East Pleasant Plains Sch. These schools, spaced across the wide terrain, reveal the distances traveled by ranching families before the consolidation of rural school districts. A central Lutheran Ch and adjacent Cem serve as the primary social and spiritual landmarks for the surrounding homesteads. Industrial activity is minimal but present, noted by a Gravel Pit near the center of the sheet. To the south, Thirteenmile Creek cuts through the plains, while various Spring labels indicate the vital water sources required for livestock and survival in this semi-arid region.