Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch

Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch
Location Intersects U.S. Route 283 north of Rosston, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°56′55″N 99°57′47″W / 36.948611°N 99.963056°W / 36.948611; -99.963056Coordinates: 36°56′55″N 99°57′47″W / 36.948611°N 99.963056°W / 36.948611; -99.963056
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1893-1905
Built by Settler's Milling Canal & Reserv.
NRHP reference # 83002070[1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1983

The Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch, near Rosston, Oklahoma, in both Beaver County, Oklahoma and Harper County, Oklahoma, was constructed during 1893 to 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It enabled Ditch Valley to become a lush green area, in contrast to the surrounding arid lands. It is about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide for much of its 14 miles (23 km) length. It is supplied by water from a diversion dam on the Cimarron River. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Karen Bode Curths; Mary Ann Anders (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch". National Park Service. Retrieved June 12, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1982
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