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1958 Map of Keystone Dam

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Keystone Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Keystone Reservoir dominates this landscape where the Arkansas River and Cimarron River converge, reflecting a period of significant hydrological change in the late 1950s and 1960s. The purple revisions on this map illustrate the inundation patterns following the construction of the dam, showing how the rising waters reshaped the terrain around the Osage Indian Reservation Boundary. The relocation of local life is evident at New Mannford and the established Keystone State Park, while smaller settlements like Prue and Waresha provide clues to the region's earlier rural footprint.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several family-named burial grounds and institutions, including the Dixie Cem, Sipnett Cem, and Rigsby Sch. The presence of numerous Oil Wells and the St Louis San Francisco railroad line highlight the industrial activity that defined the Oklahoma interior before and during the reservoir's creation. An unusual landmark, the Old Railroad Racetrack, suggests a specific recreational history along the river flats near the Jordan Valley.