1971 Map of Pilsen

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Marion Reservoir dominates the southwest corner of this landscape, its waters held back by the Marion Dam and forming the North Cottonwood River below. This early 1970s survey captures a rural Kansas transition, where traditional prairie farming near Pilsen meets the newly established recreational infrastructure of the Cottonwood Point Public Use Area and Marion Cove Public Use Area. The map reveals a land divided into distinct townships like Clark, Clear Creek, and Gale, with the community of Eastshore emerging along the reservoir's banks.