1965 Map of Silverdale

About this map

The Arkansas River and Walnut River converge in a landscape defined by deep limestone extraction and river-bottom agriculture during the mid-1960s. South of the Walnut Bend, the terrain is marked by the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, a historical line that cuts across the township of Silverdale. The area's social fabric is visible through scattered rural institutions like Pleasant Valley Ch, C-4 Sch, and the Silverdale Cem. Industrial activity is concentrated in numerous Quarries and Gravel Pits that follow the bluffs, while the rail networks of the Midland Missouri Pacific and Midland Valley facilitate the movement of local stone and resources. Recreational sites such as Grouse Creek Club and Camp Horizon occupy the more wooded, dissected draws leading toward the river plains.