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1943 Map of Wichita West

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Wichita West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Wichita expands westward toward the meandering Cowskin Creek in this early 1940s landscape, where the transition from urban streets to rural section lines is sharply defined. The eastern edge is anchored by the Arkansas River and the bustling grid of the city, including institutional landmarks like the County Hospital, Mount Carmel Academy, and Eugene Field Sch. Moving west into Delano and Attica townships, the landscape opens into a network of small school districts and agricultural settlements.

Traces of early Sedgwick County development are visible in the numerous country schools such as Rising Sun Sch, Plainview Sch, and Peterson Sch. The transportation infrastructure of the era is dominated by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railroads, which bisect the countryside near the small community of Tyler. This map serves as a detailed record of the region's educational and civic footprint before the mid-century suburban expansion significantly altered the rural character of the Big Slough drainage basin.