1986 Map of Crane

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The Pecos River carves a winding path through this West Texas landscape, serving as a vital natural boundary for Crane, Ward Co, and Pecos Co. In the mid-1980s, the region's character was defined by an extensive network of petroleum infrastructure, with massive operations like the Mc Elroy Oil Field and Amacker-Tippett Oil Field spanning the arid plains. Small settlements such as Imperial, Grandfalls, and Royalty dot the river valley, while the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle near Girvin. The topography transitions from the shifting Sand Hills in the north to the prominent elevation of King Mountain and the Southwest Mesa in the southeast, illustrating the harsh but resource-rich environment of the Permian Basin at the height of its twentieth-century industrial development.