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1955 Map of Salina SW

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Salina SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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Smoky Hill Air Force Base dominates the southern landscape of this Kansas survey, reflecting the significant military presence south of Salina during the mid-1950s. The region is a intersection of major transportation corridors, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Missouri Pacific railroads converge near the meandering path of Mulberry Creek.

Community life is anchored by localized rural centers including Phillips Village and institutions like the St Francis Boys Home and Camp Win E Mar. The educational landscape is defined by several small country schools such as Happy Corner Sch and Mulberry Sch, which served the farming families of Pleasant Valley and Smoky Hill. Along the city's southwestern edge, suburban development appears near Sunset Sch and a Drive-in Theater, illustrating the era's transitioning land use from agriculture to municipal expansion.