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1959 Map of Ulysses

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Ulysses
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Ulysses serves as the focal point of this Grant County survey, showing the town's mid-century expansion south toward the North Fork Cimarron River. The landscape is a study in High Plains resource extraction and infrastructure, with dozens of Gas Wells dotting the surrounding Lincoln township. Transportation and recreation are centered on the western edge of town, where the Ulysses Airport and County Fairground sit near the local Sullivan Sch.

Evidence of local social life is visible in the Drive-in Theater along the highway and the City Park near the Spillway 2972. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts across the northern terrain, following the natural contours of Lakin Draw. From the Hospital and Po downtown to the Ulysses Cem on the outskirts, the map captures the complete municipal footprint of a Kansas county seat during a period of steady growth.