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1953 Map of Twin Buttes

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Twin Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Peetz Table dominates the northern elevation of this Logan County landscape, giving way to a complex network of irrigation infrastructure critical to mid-century High Plains agriculture. The map reveals an intricate system of water management, including the North Sterling Outlet Canal and numerous laterals like North Sterling Lateral No 52 that distribute water across the drainages of Mc Cracken Draw and Johnson Draw.

Evidence of early settlement and rural life is preserved through several small burial grounds, notably Lynch Cem near the prominent Twin Buttes landmarks and Barber Cem to the northwest. The terrain is dotted with functional features of the era, from scattered windmills providing vital groundwater to the Johnson Draw Reservoir. These details illustrate the transition from the high, dry tablelands to the managed hydrology of the Harmony Ditch No 1 system near the southern border.