1948 Map of Mullen
USGS Topo · Published 1967About this map
Mullen sits as a vital rail hub in the Nebraska Sandhills just after the war, anchored by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line. This 1948 field-checked survey reveals a landscape of ranching and dispersed rural education, with several family-named or local schoolhouses like Prentice Sch and Delight Sch marking the sections. The hydrology of the region is defined by the convergence of the North Branch Middle Loup River and South Branch Middle Loup River, creating a network of valleys and creeks such as Calf Creek that dictated early settlement patterns. Further west along the tracks, the siding of Hecla serves the remote northwestern corner of the quadrangle. The map also includes curious modern developments of the era, such as the Sewage Disposal plant near the town site, illustrating the transition from frontier post to established county seat.
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