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1956 Map of Enid

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Enid
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 the industrial and educational anchor of Garfield County in the mid-1950s, defined by its complex network of converging railroads including the St Louis San Francisco and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. The city's landscape is marked by the presence of Phillips University and the Enid State Sch, while an Oil Refinery and numerous Oil Tanks highlight the region's energy-based economy. To the south, the massive footprint of Vance Air Force Base stands in contrast to the surrounding rural townships.

Agricultural life is reflected in the dense placement of country schools and churches, many of which were already marked as inactive, such as Happy Valley Sch (Abandoned) and Sunnyside Sch (Abandoned). The terrain is drained by several waterways, most notably Skeleton Creek and Boggy Creek, which snake through the townships of North Enid and Patterson. Local transportation is anchored by municipal facilities like Woodring Airport and the North Enid Airport.