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1964 Map of Parks

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Parks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Monahans Draw winds through this West Texas landscape, defining the topography of an area dominated by the Parks Oil Field. The map reveals the intensive industrial and agricultural development of the mid-1960s, where a dense network of pipelines and service roads connects facilities like the Gasoline Plant and a Pumping Sta.

What makes this sheet particularly valuable for local historians and genealogists is the naming of specific ranching infrastructure. The map identifies numerous family-named landmarks, such as Chuck Houston Windmill, Montgomery Windmill, and the Hi-Estes Windmill. These specific labels, along with the descriptive Boxcar Windmill and Windmill on the Hill, provide a detailed look at how water and oil resources were managed across the Midland and Ector county line during this era of petroleum expansion.