1969 Map of Fargo

About this map

The High Plains landscape of Northwest Oklahoma is defined here by the diagonal corridor of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which links the small communities of Fargo and Tangier. This survey captures the region as petroleum infrastructure began to intermingle with traditional ranching and transit, evidenced by numerous gas wells scattered across the drainage basins of Wolf Creek and Turkey Creek. Near the border of Ellis and Woodward Counties, the terrain is marked by a network of intermittent streams like Sixteenmile Creek and Boggy Creek, which have carved subtle valleys through the prairie.