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1967 Map of Mc Alester

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Mc Alester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The State Penitentiary and its sprawling grounds dominate the central landscape of this Pittsburg County survey, featuring specialized facilities like a Shale Pit, Kilns, and a Prison Cemetery. To the north, the waters of Eufaula Lake reach into the quadrangle via Coal Creek, near the municipal Waterworks and the dual basins of Lake Talawanda No. 1 and Lake Talawanda No. 2.

Urban growth is centered in McAlester and North McAlester, where a dense grid of streets—named for presidents and tribes like Choctaw Ave and Seminole Ave—meets the intersecting lines of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads. Outlying areas such as Frink and the wide reaches of Tannehill Prairie are marked by local landmarks including Tannehill School and Haile Cemetery, reflecting the rural character surrounding the industrial and civic core.