1971 Map of Pretty Prairie SW

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices across the southern landscape of Reno County, marking a historic line of demarcation through the townships of Loda, Bell, and Roscoe. In the early 1970s, this rural Kansas terrain was defined by its rolling topography and the drainage basins of the North Fork Ninnescah River, Silver Creek, and Goose Creek. Settlement patterns are distinctly agrarian, anchored by a central Townhall and local community landmarks such as Sego Cem and Pleasant Hill Cem. Transportation and industry are represented by the C R I & P railroad corridor in the northwest and a network of pipelines and gas wells. This survey provides a clear view of the intersection between historical treaty lines and the mid-century agricultural landscape of Arlington and Troy townships.