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1953 Map of Scotia

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Scotia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The village of Scotia serves as the central hub of this mid-century survey, situated where the Union Pacific railroad tracks and the North Loup River valley converge. This era reveals a landscape shaped by both natural watercourses and human engineering, featuring the North Loup Canal and a Gaging Station monitoring the river's flow. Local industry and geography meet at Happy Jack Peak, which was also the site of the Happy Jack Peak Mine south of town.

Family historians will find Mt Hope Cem located just northwest of the settlement, while the railroad connection at Scotia Junction highlights the importance of the rail line to the local economy. The surrounding terrain is dissected by numerous named waterways including Mira Creek, Wallace Creek, and Davis Creek, illustrating the drainage patterns that defined farming and settlement boundaries in Greeley and Howard Counties during this period.