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1954 Map of Black Forest

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Black Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Black Forest covers the southern half of this landscape, where the dense timber begins to give way to the headwaters of numerous plains-bound creeks. The area is characterized by a mix of early 1950s ranching operations and emerging community spaces, such as the Brentwood Country Club and the Black Forest Recreation Area. A network of early thoroughfares like Templeton Gap Road and Shoup Road connects the scattered homesteads and educational centers like the Black Forest School.

The terrain is defined by prominent high points such as Table Rock and Spruce Hill, while a Television Relay Station on a central ridge indicates the mid-century arrival of modern telecommunications to this rural upland. Numerous ephemeral and spring-fed waterways, including Black Squirrel Creek and East Cherry Creek, carve out the drainage patterns that shaped the placement of the Old Bar X Ranch and Pine Cone Ranch.