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1953 Map of Pleasant Valley

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pleasant Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The northern fringes of the Texas Panhandle take shape along the Amarillo City Limits in the early 1950s. This landscape is defined by the transition from open range to suburban and institutional development, evidenced by the presence of the County Juvenile Detention Home and the County Convalescent Home Road Camp No 6. The local community is anchored by the River Road School and River Road Church, serving residents in the outlying settlements of Juilliard and Gluck.

Resource extraction and local industry are prominent through various Gravel Pits and numerous Caliche Quarries that dot the terrain near East Amarillo Creek. A unique recreational landmark, the Amarillo Speed-Bowl, sits just south of the community of Pleasant Valley, while the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway cuts a diagonal path through the quadrangle. Windmills are scattered throughout, particularly on the Bivins Ranch, marking the continued reliance on groundwater in this high plains environment.