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1955 Map of Clint SE

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Clint SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Rimrock escarpments dominate this arid West Texas landscape, where 1950s water management was essential for ranching and survival. The terrain is marked by a series of defensive water structures, including Cottonwood Dam, Rattlesnake Dam, and Fabens Dam, designed to catch the intermittent flows of the San Felipe Arroyo. These features, along with stock tanks like Harry Tank and Rimrock Tank, illustrate the precarious nature of habitation in the Chihuahuan Desert before widespread modernization.

Remote outposts and solitary landmarks provide rare points of human presence, notably the Fabens Desert Chapel and isolated residences simply labeled Home. Infrastructure of the era is represented by long stretches of telephone lines, a pipeline, and a fence system that bisect the desert floor. The inclusion of the T and P Well suggests a connection to the Texas and Pacific's regional operations, anchoring this sparsely populated map to the broader industrial history of El Paso County.