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1953 Map of Borger SE

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Borger SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Burnett Oil Field and Garner Oil Field dominate this 1950s landscape in the Texas Panhandle, marking a period of intense industrial activity along the county line between Hutchinson Co and Carson Co. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of extraction infrastructure, including numerous sites marked as Gas Well, oil tanks, and pipelines that crisscross the drainage basins.

Water features like Dixon Creek and its tributaries, including West Dixon Creek and Middle Dixon Creek, carve through the plains, while specialized facilities such as the Burnett Booster Sta support the regional energy economy. The map reveals the intricate coordination between natural topography and industrial necessity, showing how roads and telephone lines were surveyed to service the remote well sites and pumping stations scattered across Bear Creek and Spring Creek.