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1958 Map of Denison Dam

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Denison Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Lake Texoma dominates this landscape along the Oklahoma and Texas border, having reshaped the geography of the Red River and Washita River valleys following the completion of the Denison Dam. This late-1950s survey captures the area as it transitioned into a major recreational and conservation hub, featuring Texoma State Park in the north and the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge to the southwest. The expansion of the reservoir flooded numerous former river bottomlands, leaving prominent peninsulas like Washita Point and Preston Point extending into the water.

Local transportation and community life are well-documented, from the Roosevelt Memorial Bridge to several schools such as Layne Sch and Raynal Sch. The map preserves the locations of numerous family and community burial grounds, including Mead Cem, Franklin Cem, and the Garden of Memory Cem. Several railroad lines, including the St Louis San Francisco and Missouri Kansas Texas, remain vital corridors connecting towns like Colbert, Cartwright, and Pottsboro to the industrial center of Denison at the map's southern edge.