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1963 Map of Lazbuddie SW

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Lazbuddie SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Deep agricultural infrastructure and water management define this High Plains landscape along the boundary of Parmer Co and Bailey Co. The 1963 survey reveals a meticulously gridded territory dominated by an extensive network of irrigation wells, such as Well 3978 and Well 3964, which were essential to the region's mid-century cotton and grain production. These numbered water sources reflect the industrialization of the Ogallala Aquifer's resources during a period of rapid development in the Texas Panhandle.

Local community life is centered around the Y-L Ch and a nearby Substation, providing evidence of the rural electrification and social hubs that supported the scattered farmsteads. The terrain is characterized by subtle depressions and playas, with an Indefinite Boundary marking the shifting legal and geographic lines of the county divide. The abundance of fine red dashed lines indicating fence lines underscores the intensive land use and private property divisions of the era.