1967 Map of Ahloso

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St Louis-San Francisco and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad lines converge toward the northern reaches of this Pontotoc County landscape, framing the small settlements of Ahloso and Latta. The terrain is defined by the headwaters of several major waterways, including Clear Boggy Creek and the North Fork and South Fork of unnamed branches, which carve through the Chickasaw lands. The presence of the West Fitts Oil Field in the south and various quarries and shale pits near Lawrence points to an economy rooted in natural resource extraction. Local history and genealogy are anchored by several landmarks, such as the High Hill Ch, Hickory Hill Ch, and Puller Cem. Of modern scientific interest is the Kerr Research Center, located near an aqueduct that cuts across the central hills.