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1964 Map of Olsburg SW

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Olsburg SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Big Blue River dominates this mid-century landscape of Riley County, following the completion of the dam that created Tuttle Creek Lake. The map captures the transitional character of the region as former valley land was inundated for flood control, leaving behind recreation hubs like the Stockdale Recreation Area and Garrison Recreation Area. This shift from agriculture to reservoir-based management is reflected in the surrounding hills, where township lines for Sherman, Green, and Grant meet across the water.

Local history is preserved in the uplands through markers such as Hohman Cem and country churches like Sedalia Ch and Carnahan Ch. While the newer lake infrastructure includes the Carnahan-Garrison Dam and a Landing Strip, older patterns persist along the drainages of Mill Creek, Kitten Creek, and Baldwin Creek, where the rugged topography limited large-scale development near the Pottawatomie County line.