Amerine Cem sits at the heart of this high plains borderland, marking a point of quiet historical permanence in a landscape defined by geometric section lines and seasonal waterways. Located at the intersection of Stanton and Hamilton counties in Kansas and Prowers and Baca counties in Colorado, the area is bisected by the intermittent drainage of N Bear Cr and Little Bear Cr. The terrain is strictly organized by a network of rural routes such as Co Rd 37 and Wright Rd, reflecting the rigid Public Land Survey System that governs this agricultural expanse. This survey reveals the sparse but deliberate infrastructure of the Western plains, where isolated landmarks and section-line roads like Co Rd D provide the primary orientation for those navigating the wide stretches between the Kansas-Colorado state line.
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1891 · Albany
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Albany
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1900 · Syracuse
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1920 · Syracuse
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1955 · La Junta
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Dodge City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · La Junta
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Dodge City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Dodge City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1966 · Syracuse West SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000