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1941 Map of Fort Reno

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Fort Reno
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Fort Reno Military Reservation dominates the southeastern quadrant of this late 1930s survey, representing a significant military presence in Canadian County. Adjacent to the post, the Quartermaster Depot and the Southwestern Reformatory underscore the institutional character of the landscape near the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad line. The map reveals a high density of rural social infrastructure, with dozens of family-named school districts such as Mound Valley Sch and Red Rock Sch serving the agricultural community.

Tribal history and heritage are deeply integrated into the map's geography through features like the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agricultural School at Concho and the Swappingback Indian Chapel. The wandering course of the North Canadian River and its tributary Sixmile Creek dictate the terrain's layout, while the legendary Highway 66 cuts across the lower half of the sheet, connecting Calumet to the surrounding prairie.