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1952 Map of St. Francis 3
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1952 Map of St. Francis 3

USGS Topo · Published 1952

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The South Fork Republican River cuts through the high plains of northwest Kansas, anchoring a landscape defined by isolated rural schoolhouses and small country churches. This 1952 study shows a high density of one-room schools such as Mt Zion Sch, Highland Sch, and Lawn Ridge Sch scattered across the townships of Edwins, Lawn Ridge, and Voltaire. These structures, alongside the Neville Ch and Union Star Ch, represent the social and civic heart of a farming community at mid-century. Further south, the terrain transitions into the drainage basins of Little Beaver Creek and Drury Creek, where the boundary between Cheyenne and Sherman counties is marked by the remote Union Sch and Hillside Sch. The map preserves the exact locations of these community hubs, many of which were central to rural life before school consolidation and demographic shifts altered the prairie landscape.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1952
Date Published1952
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions16.86 x 20.71 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain