
Fort Riley Military Reservation anchors the central landscape of this 1880s survey, marking a significant military presence at the confluence where the Republican River and Smoky Hill River meet to form the Kansas River. The regional economy of the late nineteenth century is clearly defined by a dense network of rail lines, including the Union Pacific Railroad and the Kansas Central Railroad, which connected burgeoning frontier towns like Junction City and Manhattan.
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1885 · Eskridge
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1886 · Junction City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Seneca
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Wamego
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Marysville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Junction City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Abilene
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Parkerville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Eskridge
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Clay Center
USGS Topo · 1:125,000