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1958 Map of Seven Diamond L Canyon

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Seven Diamond L Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Salt Fork Brazos River carves through this portion of Stonewall County, defining a rugged landscape of draws and canyons in the late 1950s. The terrain is marked by a network of ranching infrastructure, including the Seven Diamond L Tank and several family-named water sources such as the Sherrod Windmill and Starcher Windmill. These features indicate the vital importance of water management in this arid Texas environment.

Evidence of earlier settlement and remote operations appears at North Camp and Ellis Pens. For those tracing local history, the Golden Pond Cem (Aban'd) is a notable landmark, suggesting a community presence that had largely moved on by the time of this survey. The drainage patterns of Croton Creek and Seven Diamond Canyon dominate the topography, illustrating the erosive power of the Brazos River system.