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1935 Map of Kaw

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Kaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Arkansas River dictates the landscape of this 1930s survey, winding southward through Kay County and Osage County toward the Oxbow Bend. The river valley is a hub of early twentieth-century activity, anchored by the settlements of Kaw and Washunga. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway tracks parallel the water, connecting these river towns to Uncas and beyond.

Rural life is meticulously documented through a dense network of country schools, including Stony Point Sch, Sweetwater Sch, and Maple Grove Sch. The emergence of the petroleum industry is evidenced by the Oil Tanks located near Apperson and Soldani. This map preserves the locations of numerous small communities and family-named schools such as Cantwell Sch and Tipton Sch before the landscape was altered by mid-century infrastructure projects.