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1972 Map of Morrison NE

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Morrison NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Otoe-Missouria Indian Agency stands as a central historical landmark on this 1970s landscape, positioned near the Otoe-Missouria Cem north of the winding Rock Creek. This area, within the Otoe Missouri lands, reflects a transition from early tribal agency settlement to a modernizing infrastructure marked by the Cimarron Turnpike under construction along the southern edge. The terrain is defined by the sharp meanders of the Arkansas River in the northeast, where Beaver Island and the prominent Big Hill overlook the river valley at the boundary of Noble and Osage counties.

Energy and resource extraction are evident across the plains, with an Oil Field and scattered Oil Wells located near Greasy Creek. The map documents a landscape of numerous drainage systems, including Coon Creek, Beaver Creek, and Cat Creek, which illustrate the complex hydrology of the region before further late-century development. Researchers will find the placement of the agency and cemetery particularly useful for genealogical and tribal history studies.