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1952 Map of Garland

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Garland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Garland sits at a sharp bend in the Red River in the early 1950s, serving as a focal point for the river-and-rail economy of Miller and Lafayette counties. The St Louis Southwestern railroad cuts across the floodplain, connecting the Garland City Sta to the wider region. This landscape is defined by the shifting course of the river, leaving behind a complex network of oxbows and backwaters including Spirit Lake, Keller Lake, and Cypress City Lake.

Social and industrial life are deeply etched into the bottomlands, with several historic congregations documented such as Old Gum Point Ch and New Gum Point Ch. The presence of an active Oil Field with numerous Oil Wells highlights the mid-century petroleum boom, while local education is represented by the Wagoner Sch and the Cedar Grove Sch (Abandoned). The detailed levee system traced along the riverbanks illustrates the ongoing efforts to manage the fertile but flood-prone territory of Russell and Steel.