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1956 Map of Franklin

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Lake Draper and the northern reaches of Lake Thunderbird define this landscape east of Norman in the mid-1970s. The terrain is a network of ridges and drainages where East Stanley Elm Creek and Hog Creek flow toward the emerging reservoir system. This edition includes revisions compiled from 1969 and 1975 aerial photography, showing the significant footprint of the lakes against the earlier rural framework of the 1950s.

Genealogists and local historians can find a dense network of mid-century community life, including numerous schoolhouses such as Schwartz Sch, Liberty Sch, and Pleasant Hill Sch. The small settlement of Franklin sits near the center of the sheet, while established spiritual and memorial sites like Meeks Chapel, Union Grove Ch, and Fairview Cem remain as landmarks of the area's development before and after the creation of the nearby reservoirs.