1951 Map of Oconto SW

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Red Fern Table and the surrounding high plains of central Nebraska define this mid-century landscape on the border of Custer and Dawson Counties. The survey reflects a sparsely populated agrarian region where social and community life centered on localized rural institutions. Small schoolhouses like Sunny Hill Sch, School No 11, and School No 54 dot the section lines, alongside the Pleasant Valley Ch and the Lemmery Sch to the south. The drainage patterns of Spring Creek, West Buffalo Creek, and East Buffalo Creek carve through the townships of Grant and Gillan, illustrating the vital water resources that supported the area's cattle ranching and farming operations during the early 1950s development of the Missouri River Basin.