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1896 Map of Stromsburg

Name: 1896 Topographic Map of Stromsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Platte River and Loup River converge in this late 19th-century landscape, carving a network of braided channels and named islands through east-central Nebraska. Surveyed by W.J. Peters and Geo. T. Hawkins, the terrain is defined by its wide river valleys and the early infrastructure that connected these prairie settlements. The Union Pacific R. R. is a dominant presence, with lines such as the Columbus to Albion branch facilitating the growth of towns like Genoa and Monroe.

South of the Platte, the township of Stromsburg serves as a local hub alongside Osceola, while the southern reaches of the map show the headwaters of the Big Blue River near Arborville. Local landmarks such as Warm Slough and Island No. 2 near Central City provide specific points of interest for those tracing the shifting geography of the riverbanks and the early development of Polk and Merrick counties.