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1967 Map of Macdona

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Macdona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Von Ormy and Macdona anchor this landscape southwest of San Antonio, where the Medina River carves through a region defined by established cattle ranching and emerging military expansion. The map reveals the sprawling presence of Medina Base and a portion of Lackland Air Force Base, highlighting the area's strategic importance during the mid-20th century. Local history is deeply embedded in the rural infrastructure, seen in the numerous family and community burial grounds such as Hermann Cem, Becker Cem, and the Mann Crossing Cem.

Transport and industry are marked by the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, which parallel the river and support the Von Ormy Field and Fairfield Oil Field. From the Straus Medina Ranch to the Fish Hatchery, the map documents a transition from traditional land use to technical and military development, while preserving the names of historic schools like Southwest High Sch and Valley Hi Sch.