1970 Map of Sharon Springs 3 SW

About this map

White Woman Creek cuts through the High Plains landscape of Western Kansas, defining the local topography as it winds through Greeley and Wallace counties. In the early 1970s, this area remained largely open rangeland and agricultural territory, marked by the prominent elevated terrain of Colony. Human activity is primarily industrial and utilitarian, evidenced by the presence of a Gravel Pit, Sandpit, and a Drill Hole, reflecting the region's extraction and geological exploration. Transport across this sparse landscape is facilitated by a Landing Strip and a network of unimproved roads including a Jeep Trail. Scattered wells indicate the critical importance of groundwater management in this arid environment, where surface water features like the creek are central to the settlement and land-use patterns of the era.