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1951 Map of Wind Creek

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Wind Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Fort Riley Military Reservation dominates the eastern half of this landscape, its boundary cutting across the terrain north of Vinton Baptist Church. Surveyed in the late 1940s, the map reveals a military training environment interspersed with rural community landmarks. Evidence of active use is seen at the vehicle firing range and moving target areas, while numerous notations of Ruins suggest the displacement of earlier homesteads as the reservation expanded.

Beyond the military lines, the landscape transitions to rural school districts and farming communities. Educational life is anchored by Magic School, Grant School, and Cleveland School, while the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks follow the northern course of Wildcat Creek. The drainage system is particularly detailed, with Wind Creek, Seven Mile Creek, and Three Mile Creek creating a complex network of draws and ridges across the Riley and Geary county line.