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1966 Map of Mustang

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Mustang
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Lake Overholser and the North Canadian River anchor the northern landscape of this mid-1960s study, where the expanding urban footprints of Yukon, Bethany, and Oklahoma City begin to press into the surrounding farmland. The era is defined by a transition in transit, with the heavy rail lines of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and St Louis San Francisco sharing the terrain with the rising Stanley Draper Expressway.

Smaller rural hubs like Wheatland and Mustang maintain their distinct identities, marked by local institutions such as Pleasant Valley Cem and Mustang Valley Sch. The map reveals the intricate drainage patterns of Mustang Creek alongside industrial developments like numerous Sandpits and a Powerplant near the lake. This survey captures a specific moment when Oklahoma's capital city was rapidly absorbing rural school districts like Will Rogers Sch into its corporate boundaries.