1954 Map of Sherman

About this map

The Red River forms the winding border between Texas and Oklahoma, anchoring a North Texas landscape defined by mid-century water management and infrastructure. In this 1950s survey, updated in the late 1970s, the emergence of major reservoirs like Lake Texoma, Lewisville Lake, and Lake Ray Roberts dominates the terrain, fundamentally altering the drainage of the Elm Fork Trinity River and Denton Creek. The map documents a critical period of urban expansion for Sherman, Denton, and McKinney, before the full onset of modern suburban sprawl.