
The Snake River winds through the Sandhills of Cherry County, Nebraska, defining a landscape of isolated ranches and scattered schools in the early 1950s. This USGS survey highlights the ranching culture of the era, recording family-named landmarks such as Piercy Ranch and Swanson Ranch. Small community hubs like Kennedy and the curiously named Tiny Town anchor the southern portion of the sheet, while the northern reaches include a section of the Nebraska National Forest.
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1949 · Big Falls
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Simeon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Powderhorn Valley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Kilgore
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Cody
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Big Falls
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Bull Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Brownlee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000