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1968 Map of Sun City SW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Sun City SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Medicine Lodge River carves through the northern reaches of this Barber County landscape, accompanied by the established route of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. This late-1960s survey documents a region defined by its energy and mineral extraction, notably the Sun City Oil and Gas Field and the Donald Oil and Gas Field. The map reveals the industrial footprint of the era through specific markers like Air Shafts, a Quarry, and multiple gravel pits that speak to the local economy beyond agriculture.

Waterways like North Elk Creek, South Elk Creek, and Bear Creek thread through the complex topography of Sun City and Deerhead North. Infrastructure such as the Memorial Bridge and an extensive Pipeline network underscore the human modification of the plains for transport and resource management. The intricate contouring illustrates the transition from river bottomlands to the higher, dissected terrain of south-central Kansas.