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1942 Map of Cache

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Cache
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

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The Wichita Mountains Wild Life Refuge dominates the northern half of this landscape, where prominent peaks like Mt Scott and Elk Mtn rise above a complex network of man-made and natural water bodies, including Lake Thomas and Lake Jed Johnson. This area reflects the era's conservation and recreational development, featuring several CCC Camp locations and the Craterville Park grounds. To the south, the terrain transitions into an organized grid of township sections centered around the town of Cache.

Rural life in the late 1930s is documented through a dense distribution of local institutions, from the Post Oak Mission and Devo Memorial Chapel to numerous country schoolhouses like Pecan Sch and Blue Beaver Sch. The regional economy is anchored by the ST Louis and San Francisco railroad lines, which connect the settlements of Indiahoma, Gardner, and Cache. These rails parallel the main thoroughfares, tracing a path through the southern plains below the Saddle Mountain range.