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1900 Map of Canadian

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Canadian
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

The confluence of the North Fork Canadian River and the Canadian River serves as the geographic heart of this landscape, documented just before Oklahoma statehood. This territory is partitioned by significant tribal boundaries, including the Creek Nation Choctaw Nation line and the Cherokee Nation boundary to the east. The Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad cuts a north-south path through the region, anchoring vital settlements such as Eufaula and Checotah.

Smaller outposts like Fishertown, Indianola, and South Canadian are connected by a network of early roads and creek crossings, such as those along Gaines Creek and Deep Fork Canadian River. The map reveals a transition era where traditional tribal lands met the expanding infrastructure of the railroad economy, with topographic detail showing the numerous tributaries like Coon Creek and Scipio Creek that defined the movement of early residents across these rolling uplands.