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1969 Map of Blackwell SW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Blackwell SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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White Hat Ranch and Whiteside Ranch anchor this landscape along the border of Nolan and Coke counties. The area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the westward-flowing Antelope Creek and the southern drainage of Mountain Creek. Settlement is sparse, with the locality of Henry appearing on the eastern edge, while the land use reflects a mix of traditional ranching and mid-century industrial activity.

Evidence of resource extraction is found in scattered Oil Well sites and Gravel Pit operations. A significant Pipeline traverses the southern portion of the territory, cutting across the drainages of Gobbler Creek and Ross Creek. This 1969 field-checked survey reveals the transition of the West Texas terrain as it moves between established ranching holdings and the developing infrastructure of the late 1960s.