1974 Map of Shields NW
USGS Topo · Published 1977About this map
The Smoky Hill River meanders across the northern reaches of this High Plains landscape, defining a wide valley marked by numerous Sandpits and seasonal drainage through Plum Cr. Along the southern boundary, the Missouri Pacific railroad corridor cuts a straight line through the prairie, just north of the Shields Cem. This 1974 field-checked survey highlights a region defined by its geological resources and early industrial activity, including scattered Caliche Pits and subsurface exploration marked by a prominent Oil Well and several Drill Hole locations. The terrain is notably etched by a large Canyon and the White Rock formation, while the northern border between Gove Co and Lane Co follows the natural ridges and depressions of the western Kansas plains.
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Editions of this 1974 Shields NW Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Other maps of this area
1955 · Scott City
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1958 · Scott City
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1974 · Cheyenne Creek
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1974 · Gove SW
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1974 · Gove SE
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1974 · Orion SE
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1974 · Pendennis
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1974 · Healy
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1974 · Shields SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Shields
USGS Topo · 1:24,000