1972 Map of Owego

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts a diagonal line across this Pecos County landscape, serving as the primary corridor for movement and industrial activity during the early 1970s. The region is defined by its extraction economy, with the Owego Oil Field and Sun Valley Oil Field blanketing the northern and central sections with a dense network of infrastructure. These fields are marked by numerous Oil Wells, Drill Holes, and a significant Pipeline system. Smaller rail-side settlements like Owego and Baldridge appear as quiet outposts in this arid terrain, while the Johnson Windmill to the south suggests the vital role of water management in a ranching landscape that exists alongside the petroleum rigs. The map reveals the precise distribution of gravel pits and wells that sustained local operations during this era of West Texas energy development.