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1950 Map of Liberal

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Liberal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

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Extensive strip mining operations dominate the landscape of Barton County and the Kansas border at the mid-century, carving deep pits across the terrain between Ardath and Liberal. The area's heavy industrial character is defined by a dense network of rail lines, including the St Louis - San Francisco, Kansas City Southern, and Missouri Pacific railroads, which served the numerous Strip Mines that surround the local settlements.

Inland from the industrial zones, a traditional rural infrastructure of country schools and small cemeteries remains visible. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Galmartin Sch, Lookout Sch, and Pleasant View Sch, or locate the Leroy Cem near the banks of East Fork Dry Wood Creek. The topography is marked by distinctive natural features such as Haake Mound, rising amidst the disturbed mining ground south of Dry Wood Creek.