1961 Map of Joshua

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Caddo Peak and Brushy Knob rise above the north Texas prairie in this detailed topographical study, documenting a landscape at the intersection of agriculture and expanding infrastructure. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad serves as the primary corridor, connecting the northern settlement of Joshua to the northern edge of Cleburne in the south. This era shows the proliferation of gravel extraction, with numerous Gravel Pits and a Pumping Sta scattered across the drainage basins of the Nolan River and West Buffalo Creek.