1973 Map of Wallace NW

About this map

Red Willow Creek meanders through the southwestern corner of this Nebraska landscape, defining a terrain shaped by the rolling sand hills typical of the High Plains. Surveyed in 1973, the map illustrates a sparsely populated agricultural region where the boundary between Perkins Co and Lincoln Co runs north-south through the western sections. The rural infrastructure of the early 1970s is characterized by a prominent east-west Pipeline and a geometric network of section-line roads and field boundaries. This topographic study captures a specific moment in Great Plains land management, highlighting the intersection of natural drainage systems and modern industrial utility corridors in a landscape dedicated primarily to ranching and dryland farming.