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1963 Map of Pleasant Creek

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Pleasant Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Palo Duro Canyon dominates this 1963 landscape, where the deeply eroded escarpment meets the high plains of Armstrong County. The Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River snakes through the canyon floor, joined by tributaries like the Salt Fork and Coyote Creek. This survey captures the region's ranching and agricultural character, evident in the network of windmills and numerous Well sites scattered across the southern plateau.

Navigation across the broken terrain is limited to routes like Happy Road, which winds past Happy Point toward the canyon rim. The map details the transition from the flat, cultivated areas marked with Wheat to the intricate drainage systems of Pleasant Creek and Pleasant Draw. These seasonal watercourses and the presence of a Jeep Trail along the northern ridges reflect the land's orientation toward livestock and resource management in the mid-20th century.