1962 Map of Trenton SW

About this map

Swanson Lake anchors the northern reaches of this High Plains landscape, a reservoir formed as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development project. The map documents the rural character of the Nebraska-Kansas border region in the early 1960s, where the Base Line separates Hitchcock and Rawlins counties. The terrain is defined by the drainage of North Fork Driftwood Creek, which carves through the townships of Freedom and Burntwood. A quiet record of local heritage is found at the McCabe Cem near the center of the survey. The presence of an Oil Well in the south and the township of Stratton in the northwest highlight the area's mixed agricultural and industrial identity during this era of mid-century expansion.