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1962 Map of Shelton NE

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Shelton NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Cairo sits at the northern edge of this Hall County landscape, a rural agricultural expanse defined by the parallel courses of Prairie Creek, Silver Creek, and Dry Creek. The land is organized into the townships of Mayfield, Harrison, Cameron, and South Loup, reflecting a dense network of early rural education and community infrastructure. Evidence of this settled past is found at Berwick Cem and several rural schoolhouses, including Plainview Sch, School No 31, and School No 76.

Industrial and military activity contrasts with the surrounding fields, most notably at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant located in the eastern portion of the survey area. Transport and resource extraction are represented by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line and a Gravel Pit. The map also delineates a Reservation Boundary cutting across the townships, indicating historical land divisions that persist in the modern legal landscape.