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1942 Map of Lake Mc Bride

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Lake Mc Bride
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Scott County State Park dominates the central drainage of this Western Kansas landscape, where Ladder Creek carves a deep path through the High Plains. The map reveals a concentration of historical landmarks near the water, including the El Quartelejo Pueblo Ruins Monument, marking the site of the northernmost pueblo in North America. To the south, the waters of Lake McBride and Upper Christy Lake are held by the Christy Dam, creating an oasis among the sharp breaks and canyons like Garvin Canyon and Battendort Canyon.

Education in these rural townships is noted by several widely spaced one-room schoolhouses, including Glendale Sch in the north and Prairie View Sch to the west. This 1939 survey, printed with shaded relief in 1955, provides a clear view of the rugged terrain around Suicide Bluffs and the various draws, such as Burris Draw and Landon Draw, that define the local topography before the modern expansion of irrigation and agriculture.