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1970 Map of Fort McKavett NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Fort McKavett NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Kamar Oil Field dominates the central geography of this Schleicher County region, revealing a landscape defined by industrial extraction in the early 1970s. The presence of numerous Oil Wells and a Pumping Sta connected by an aboveground Pipeline indicates a period of active resource development. This mechanical network is overlaid upon traditional Texas ranchlands, such as the Martin Ranch and Webster Ranch, showing the literal intersection of old-line cattle country with the modern energy economy.

Drainage patterns like East Poor Hollow, Rocky Creek, and Milligan Draw carve through the terrain, while scattered infrastructure including a Quarry and multiple Gravel Pits suggest the ongoing maintenance of the rural road system. The map serves as a record of a specific era in West Texas where the subterranean wealth of the Permian Basin was being harvested alongside the surface-level cattle industry.