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1951 Map of Britton

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Britton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Lake Hefner dominates the western landscape of this mid-century survey, its basin meticulously detailed with underwater contours. The surrounding area reveals the rapid post-war suburban expansion of north Oklahoma City and incorporated enclaves like The Village and Nichols Hills. Transport infrastructure is a central theme, from the corridor of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad to the newly established Wiley Post Airport.

Academic and civic life is anchored by a high density of neighborhood institutions, including the Central Catholic High School and Casady School. Industrial and utility footprints are visible in the scattered Oil Wells, a local Oil Refinery, and the prominent Intake Tower and Waterworks complex at the lake. Land use varies from the manicured greens of the Oklahoma City Country Club to the rural north, where Lutheran Cemetery and Cleveland School sit among open sections and creek drainages.