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1956 Map of Sand Springs

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Sand Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Arkansas River serves as the industrial and geographical anchor of this mid-1950s survey, separating the dense urban and manufacturing grids of Sand Springs and Tulsa from the rugged, oil-rich heights of Black Dog to the north. Extensive Oil Field activity is visible across the northern uplands, marked by numerous wells and tanks that feed into the massive Oil Refinery infrastructure along the riverbank. The rail network, featuring the St Louis San Francisco and Missouri Kansas Texas lines, highlights the area's role as a regional transit hub.

Local development is captured through an incredible density of mid-century educational and civic landmarks. From the Booker T Washington Sch and Central Sch in the west to the Roosevelt Jr High Sch and Tulsa Country Club in the east, the map traces the suburban expansion of the era. Smaller, perhaps vanished, locales like Kengle and Twin Cities offer specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking the growth of the Tulsa metropolitan area.