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1973 Map of Hough NW

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Hough NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Carthage Oil and Gas Field dominates this 1970s landscape along the border of Oklahoma and Kansas, where a dense network of energy infrastructure defines the high plains. The map reveals the extensive industrial footprint of the era, with dozens of active Gas Wells and a prominent Pipeline cutting across the terrain. While the modern economy is driven by subterranean wealth, traces of earlier transport remain visible in the Old Railroad Grade found in the southern reaches of the quadrangle.

Water is a sparse but vital feature, with Cow Creek and its unnamed tributaries providing the primary drainage across the open country. Higher ground is marked by a Lookout Tower in the northeast, offering a vantage point over the borderlands between Cimarron and the neighboring Morton and Texas counties. This survey captures a moment of intense resource extraction, contrasting the fixed paths of fossil fuel delivery with the fading lines of former rail transit.