1956 Map of Midwest City

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Tinker Air Force Base dominates the southeastern portion of this landscape, representing a massive military presence alongside the rapidly expanding post-war suburbs of Midwest City and Del City. The mid-century urban growth is visible in the purple-tinted revisions, showing the expansion of residential tracts like Country Estates and Midway Village into former agricultural lands of Boone and Greeley townships. The North Canadian River meanders through the northern section, flanked by a network of rail lines including the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. This transition from rural townships to a dense suburban corridor is further marked by numerous local institutions, from Sunnyland Cemetery to specialized schools such as Douglass High Sch and Epperly Heights Sch. At the southern edge, the emergence of Stanley Draper Lake indicates the critical infrastructure development required for the region's burgeoning population.