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1964 Map of Rockledge

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Rockledge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

McClellan Canyon and its complex drainage system dominate this mid-1960s landscape, where the High Plains drop away into a network of draws and creeks. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts across the terrain, serving the small settlement at Rockledge and the industrial activity of the surrounding Gas Field. This survey captures the region's mid-century development, including the recreational and water management importance of Lake McClellan and its spillway.

Remote livestock operations like Johnson Ranch are scattered among the waterways, including McClellan Creek and Whitefish Creek. The map shows a clear administrative transition along the Gray Co Donley Co boundary, illustrating how the physical landscape of the Panhandle dictated the placement of infrastructure like a Pumping Sta and a Radio Tower in an otherwise sparsely populated ranching and energy-producing district.