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1953 Map of Ovid

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Ovid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Fort Sedgwick (Ruins) and the Fort Sedgwick Military Cem stand as significant historical markers along the south bank of the South Platte River, providing a window into the frontier military presence in Northeast Colorado. This survey, updated with 1980s data, illustrates the specialized agricultural and industrial landscape of Ovid, dominated by the presence of a Sugar Refinery and a complex network of irrigation infrastructure including the Highline Canal, Settlers Ditch, and Peterson Ditch.

The transportation corridor is defined by the Union Pacific railroad and the later addition of Interstate 80, which bisects the southern half of the quadrangle. North of the river, Lodgepole Creek joins the valley near the State Wildlife Area and Sedgwick Bar. Local education is noted at the Riverview School, while the broader valley shows the transition from early settlement ditches to modern interstate transit, all within the context of the region's vital water rights and sugar beet economy.