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1953 Map of Wamego SW

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Wamego SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The boundary between Riley and Wabaunsee Counties runs through this dissected landscape of the Flint Hills during the early 1950s. The area is characterized by high, flat-topped ridges like Tabor Hill and deep drainage networks feeding into Deep Creek. This rural section of Zeandale and Washington townships shows a community tied to the land and localized infrastructure.

Social and educational life is anchored by the Community Hall in the northwest and two rural schoolhouses, including Tabor Sch. The map reveals a reliance on groundwater and local resources, evidenced by a Windmill near Antelope Creek and a Gravel Pit near the headwaters of Deep Creek. Transport is defined by winding section-line roads and the intricate branching of East Branch South Deep Creek and Loire Creek.