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1902 Map of North Platte

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of North Platte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

The confluence of the North Platte River and the South Platte River forms the industrial and agricultural heart of this 1902 survey. The burgeoning settlement of North Platte serves as the focal point for a complex irrigation network, where numerous engineering projects like the North Platte Canal, Paxton and Hershey Canal, and South Side Canal divert water across the plains. This infrastructure highlights the era's transition toward intensive irrigated farming in Nebraska's sandhills and river valleys.

Transportation is dominated by the Union Pacific R. R., which parallels the rivers and connects small trackside stops such as Nichols, Spuds, and Maxwell. To the north, the landscape shifts into the distinct township divisions of Tryon and Rosedale, punctuated by isolated prairie settlements like Newberries Crossroads and Dorp. The map also captures the natural hydrology of the region, including Lamplaugh Lake and the branching drainage of Whitehorse Creek and Moran Canyon.