1954 Map of Brownfield

About this map

Mescalero Sands and the high desert plateaus of the Llano Estacado define this mid-1970s look at the Texas-New Mexico borderlands. The landscape is a study in early water management and extraction, characterized by a dense network of windmills scattered across ranch lands and wide ephemeral drainage patterns like Sulphur Springs Draw, Yellow House Draw, and Lost Draw. Significant geological markers like Railroad Mountain and Button Mesa rise above the surrounding terrain, while the northern section is anchored by the Muleshoe NWR and its associated salt lakes.