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1956 Map of Richards Spur

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Richards Spur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Fort Sill Military Reservation occupies a significant portion of this landscape at the northern edge of Comanche County. Centered around the rugged topography of Chandler and Lake townships, the map reveals a mid-century transition as recreational communities like Edgewater Park and Lakeside Village began to take shape along the shores of Lake Ellsworth. To the south, an abandoned fish hatchery near Lake Lawtonka and a large Quarry near Richards Spur illustrate the shifting economic uses of the land.

Local life is anchored by established rural institutions, including the Paradise Valley Church, Stony Point School, and the Mount Scott Cemetery. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts through the eastern sector, serving the small community of Porter Hill and the industrial activity at Richards Spur. This survey, revised in the mid-1970s, documents the intersection of military territory, water resource management, and small Oklahoma settlements during a period of infrastructure growth.