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1955 Map of Enid East

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Enid East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Enid serves as a major hub of industry and education in the mid-1950s, defined by its extensive rail infrastructure and burgeoning petroleum sector. The convergence of three major lines—the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, the St Louis San Francisco, and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe—facilitates the city's role as a regional trade center. This industrial character is anchored by a large Oil Refinery and groups of Oil Tanks situated near the rail corridors.

Beyond its industrial core, the landscape reveals a dense network of civic and educational institutions, including Phillips University and the sprawling Enid State Sch. Residential expansion is visible in neighborhoods like Glenwood Park, while the surrounding rural townships of Union and Patterson are dotted with small landmarks like the Mennonite Ch and Spring Valley Sch. To the southeast, Woodring Airport and its Airway Beacon mark the early era of regional aviation.