1975 Map of Rush Springs NE

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The meandering Washita River dominates the northern landscape of this Grady County orthophotoquad, its complex oxbows and floodplains contrasting sharply with the geometric grid of agricultural fields below. This aerial perspective, captured in the mid-1970s, reveals the town of Alex situated at the crossroads of regional movement, serving as a primary focal point for the surrounding rural homesteads. Unlike traditional topographic sheets, this photographic map provides a raw look at the land use of the era, showing the intricate drainage patterns of the southern plains and the expansion of residential and commercial structures along the primary road network. The concentration of development in the southeastern sector highlights the town's role as a local hub amidst the vast, cultivated terrain of the Oklahoma interior.