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1955 Map of La Junta

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of La Junta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Arkansas River and the main line of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad define the northern corridor of this mid-century landscape, centered on La Junta. Moving south and east toward the Kansas and Oklahoma borders, the terrain shifts from the prominent elevations of Mesa de Maya and Carrizo Mountain into a sprawling expanse of ranching and dry-land farming.

Evidence of local history is found in the distribution of named homesteads like the Bete Cahone Ranch and the Dusenbury Brothers Ranch, alongside essential landmarks such as the Lycan Post Office and Sundesland School. The survey documents a critical era of agricultural infrastructure, marked by the sheer number of windmills across the high plains and small community hubs like Stonington, Walsh, and Springfield.