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1956 Map of Cache

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Cache
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge dominates this mid-century landscape, characterized by the dramatic relief of Mount Scott, Mount Roosevelt, and Elk Mountain. The map illustrates a complex transition from these rocky peaks to the agrarian plains of Comanche County and Tillman County. Human settlement is centered on the town of Cache and the village of Indiahoma, both linked by the St Louis San Francisco railroad line.

Social and cultural history is preserved in the detailed mapping of the Nazarene Indian Mission and the Deyo Memorial Chapel Deyo Cemetery, reflecting the area's deep ties to tribal communities. Water resources appear as a network of engineered lakes and pools, including Lake Lawtonka, Quanah Parker Lake, and Caddo Lake. The presence of the Fort Sill Military Reservation highlights the region's strategic importance, with firing ranges and military boundaries bordering the conservation lands.