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1960 Map of Bethel

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

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Sulphur Mountain and the Boktukola Mountains dominate this McCurtain County landscape, where the rugged topography of the Ouachita National Forest region is bisected by the winding course of the Glover River. The 1960 field survey reveals a sparsely populated timber and mountain landscape defined by small ridge-top and valley settlements such as Battiest, Sherwood, and Mt Herman. Transportation in the southern portion of the quadrangle is anchored by the Industrial Railroad, which snakes through the hills near Big Horseshoe Mountain, indicating the area's reliance on the logging industry during the mid-century.

Community life centers on isolated landmarks like Mt Zion Ch and Bethel Hill Ch, while the North Bethel Sch stands as a focal point for the rural population near North Bethel Branch. Numerous family-named water features, such as Beeman Creek and Carpenter Creek, drain the high ridges of White Rock Mountain and Second Mountain, illustrating the intricate drainage network that shaped local homesteading and movement throughout this portion of Oklahoma.