1960 Map of Spalding 2 NE

About this map

Beaver Creek winds through a landscape of shifting prairie dunes and agricultural boundaries at the meeting point of three Nebraska counties. This 1960 survey, updated in the early 1980s, documents a rural network centered around small communal nodes like Park Ch and the nearby Park Center Sch in the northern reach. The topographic detail highlights the unique hydrology of the Sandhills transition, including several instances of a Flowing Well and the presence of School No 3 south of the county line. The map serves as a precise record of the land as it was managed under the Missouri River Basin development program, illustrating the sparsely distributed farmsteads and the critical role of water management in this prairie environment.