1966 Map of Houston Ranch

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Houston Ranch and the nearby Old Houston Place anchor this 1966 West Texas survey at the junction of Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral courses of Hamilton Draw and Mustang Draw, which cut through a terrain dotted with early energy and ranching infrastructure. Isolated outposts like Stone Ranch, Cross Ranch, and the settlement of Lomax reveal the sparse but organized occupation of the Llano Estacado. The economy of the era is clearly visible through a dense network of pipelines, an established Landing Strip, and numerous industrial sites including Pepper Well, South Well, and various gravel pits. To the southeast, Hog Mountain provides a rare topographic break in the wide plains, while the proliferation of oil wells across the northwest indicates the steady expansion of the Permian Basin's oil fields during the mid-1960s.