The High Plains landscape at the border of Colorado and Kansas is defined by a sparse network of county roads and intermittent waterways. This remote prairie environment is shaped by the drainages of Beaty Creek, Buffalo Creek, and Bear Creek, which cut subtle paths through the flat terrain. The map illustrates a strictly surveyed grid of agricultural and transit corridors, including the notably named Co Road Railroad and Co-116. These routes provide the primary infrastructure for this ranching and farming region, where the section lines of Township 28 South and Township 29 South dictate the spatial organization of the land. The absence of dense settlements highlights the wide-open nature of the borderlands during the early 21st century.
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1891 · Albany
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Vilas
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