1974 Map of Hugoton SW

About this map

Voorhees defines the physical landscape of this High Plains region, where the vast, open terrain is marked by the industrial infrastructure of the mid-1970s. The map illustrates the intensive development of the Hugoton gas field, evidenced by the proliferation of dozens of Gas Wells that dot the prairie. This resource extraction network is tied together by a complex system of Pipelines cutting across section lines. The map also documents a significant political boundary where Stevens County and Texas County meet at the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. This borderland perspective shows how the rectangular survey system imposes order on the semi-arid landscape, creating a grid of roads and property lines that ignore the underlying topography.