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1954 Map of Newport SW

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Newport SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The North Fork Elkhorn River and South Fork Elkhorn River wind through this stretch of Rock County, Nebraska, defining a landscape of low-lying wetlands and prairie dunes. The northern portion of the map is dominated by the corridor of the Chicago and North Western railroad, which runs parallel to the river valley and served as a primary transportation artery for rural cattle and grain interests.

Educational life in this sparsely populated area is represented by a series of one-room schoolhouses distributed across the townships of Center, Bassett, Thurman, and Lay. Landmarks such as Glendale Sch and School No 24 appear alongside family-named water bodies like Adams Lake, providing specific reference points for genealogists and local historians tracing mid-century rural settlement patterns before the consolidation of these community centers.