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1955 Map of Broken Arrow

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Broken Arrow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Broken Arrow serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, showing the city's residential core and expanding infrastructure along the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad. The landscape is a transition between the suburban reach of Tulsa and active extraction sites, evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and a significant Strip Mine in the southeast corner. Local community life is rooted in a dense network of neighborhood institutions, including South Side Sch, Haskell Sch, and St Anne Sch.

Transport and commerce are well-defined by the Broken Arrow Airport and the Eightyfirst Street Landing Field, while the presence of the Drive-in Theater and Floral Haven Memorial Gardens reflects the mid-1950s cultural and commemorative landscape. Drainage patterns like Haikey Creek and Broken Arrow Creek cut through the undulating terrain, which was undergoing rapid change as indicated by the 1967 photorevisions noted in purple.