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1898 Map of McAlester

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of McAlester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

South Mc Alester and its surrounding coal-rich territory within the Choctaw Nation serve as the focal point for this late nineteenth-century survey. The landscape is defined by the intersection of the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf R. R. and the Missouri Kansas and Texas R. R., highlighting the area's rapid development as a rail and mining hub. Small industrial settlements like Krebs, Alderson, and Hartshorne dot the lines, while the presence of Mine No. 5 near Gowen underscores the region's extraction-based economy.

To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly complex as the Kiowa Hills and Limestone Ridge give way to the prominent Jackfork Mountain. These ridges are cut by numerous drainages, including Peaceable Creek and Brushy Creek. The map documents early post-settlement locations such as Perryville, Savanna, and the gap at Limestone Gap, providing a detailed look at the infrastructure of the Indian Territory before Oklahoma statehood.