1966 Map of Mc Loud

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The North Canadian River meanders across this mid-1960s landscape, serving as a geographic anchor for the town of Mc Loud and the surrounding borderlands of Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties. The area is characterized by its tribal history and rural infrastructure, most notably the Kickapoo Mission and several family-named burial grounds like Jent Cem and Abrams Cem. Transportation dominates the southern reaches, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail lines converge near the community of Dale. A mix of industry and community life is evident in the Mc Loud Gas Field and landmarks like the Wagon Wheel Sch and Community Hall. These details illustrate a transitional period when small-scale agriculture and early energy development coexisted with established rural settlements.