1954 Map of Ord NW

About this map

The North Loup River valley in Valley County defines this mid-century landscape, where irrigation and transportation networks shaped rural development. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line cuts diagonally across the southern plains, paralleling the Burwell Sumter and Quincy Canal as it draws water from the river. This survey captures a dense network of one-room schoolhouses that served the surrounding agricultural townships, including Haskell Creek Sch, Sunnyslope Sch, and Post Sch. The terrain transitions from the river bottomlands of Ord and Michigan townships into the dissected uplands of Midvale and Dry Cedar. Key local infrastructure is clearly marked, from the Ord Municipal Airport at the southern edge to various flumes and windmills that supported the area's cattle and grain operations during the post-war era.