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1973 Map of Palisade

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Palisade
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Palisade serves as the central hub of this Great Plains landscape, where the waters of Stinking Water Creek join Frenchman Creek at the border of Hayes and Hitchcock counties. The map captures an era of managed water and rail-based commerce, with the Burlington Northern railroad cutting a direct path across the terrain while the Culbertson Canal winds alongside the creek to support local agriculture.

Genealogists and local historians can locate three distinct burial grounds: Old Palisade Cem, Palisade Cem, and the more distant Rising Sun Cem. The topography is defined by a series of deep draws and drainages, most notably Massacre Canyon and Boevau Canyon in the south, and Fish Canyon to the northeast. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by a Sandpit and Gravel Pit near the town center, reflecting the literal building blocks of this Nebraska community.