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1963 Map of Pierce

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Pierce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Pierce serves as the focal point of this northeastern Nebraska landscape, situated at the confluence where Dry Creek and Willow Creek join the North Fork Elkhorn River. The town's layout is clearly defined, featuring Gilman Park and the local Fairground on its outskirts. The Chicago and North Western railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, passing through the town and the expansive Clover Valley to the northwest.

Agricultural life in the mid-20th century is evidenced by a network of rural schoolhouses, including School No 72 and School No 55, distributed across the townships of Pierce, Cleveland, and Blaine. Local genealogy is anchored by sites like Prospect View Cemetery and St Josephs Cem, while the presence of several Sandpits along the riverbanks points to the area's local industry and geological composition during this era.