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1966 Map of Ruleton

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Ruleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Ruleton serves as the focal point of this Western Kansas landscape during the mid-1960s, situated along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad line. The map captures a significant moment in the region's infrastructure development, with a new highway noted as Under Construction running parallel to the established rail corridor. The drainage of the High Plains is defined by the wandering paths of Middle Fork Beaver Creek and South Fork Beaver Creek, which carve gentle depressions across the terrain.

Economic activity is represented by numerous points marked as well and specialized industrial sites like the Sandpits near the rail line. The survey also delineates the administrative and political geography of the area, marking the State Line and the boundary for Lincoln township. This document provides a detailed look at the rural intersection of transport, water resources, and emerging interstate-era infrastructure.