1966 Map of Bethany NE

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Spring Creek and Deer Creek wind through the shifting suburban and rural landscape of central Oklahoma in the mid-1960s. This survey documents a significant period of growth where the Oklahoma City Corporate Boundary and the Edmond Corp Bdy begin to converge. Despite the expanding municipal footprints, the map preserves the location of traditional community anchors like the Deer Creek Sch, Bethel Ch, and the Higbee Community Hall. Regional infrastructure and industry are evidenced by a Gas Processing Plant and scattered Oil Wells, while local family history is anchored by the Christner Cem and Whistler Cem. The drainage patterns of West Bloody Creek and Chisholm Creek define the underlying topography that would soon be reshaped by late-twentieth-century residential development.