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1979 Map of Mount Jesus

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Mount Jesus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Mount Jesus and Mount Lookout rise above the complex drainage network of Clark County, defining the high points of this prairie landscape in the late 1970s. The terrain is deeply etched by a system of tributaries including Bluff Creek, Fish Creek, and Granger Creek, which dictate the placement of ranching infrastructure across the townships of Appleton, Lexington, and Center.

Agricultural activity and land management are evident through labels for a large Feedlot and the Seacat Bros Landing Strip, reflecting the modernization of rural Kansas aviation and industry. Water sources remain critical to the local geography, marked by Dugout Spring and several Wells scattered across the township lines. For those researching the era, the map also documents the settlement at Young and the expansion of the regional energy infrastructure with prominent Pipeline routes cutting through the southern sections.