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1970 Map of Rush Center SE

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Rush Center SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Otter Creek and Cocklebur Creek cut through the high plains of the Kansas landscape, marking the transition between the townships of Center, Banner, and Lincoln. The central settlement of Vaughn sits amidst a network of energy infrastructure, where a prominent Pipeline corridors cross the terrain alongside scattered Oil Wells.

Evidence of historical transportation patterns is preserved in the form of an Old Railroad Grade that angles through the eastern portion of the map. This industrial character is further emphasized by multiple Sandpit sites, indicating the local extraction economy of the early 1970s. The map provides a look at the boundary where Rush and Pawnee Counties meet, documenting the rural land division and utility development during this era.