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1951 Map of Tryon

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Tryon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Tryon serves as the focal point of this McPherson County landscape, which in the early 1950s was defined by an extensive network of family-operated ranches and small district schools. The terrain is characterized by the distinct topography of the Sandhills, where labels like Worden and Seneca mark broad geographic reaches between the numerous valleys. The settlement pattern here is remarkably decentralized, consisting almost entirely of isolated ranching hubs such as McClintock Ranch, Waits Ranch, and Roggenthen Ranch.

Social infrastructure is represented by scattered country schoolhouses, including School No 9, School No 24, and School No 48, which were vital community markers before rural consolidation. Evidence of early spiritual life is found at Miller Ch, while the recurring Windmill labels underscore the critical importance of groundwater management for the cattle operations that dominated the local economy during this era.