1986 Map of Slaton

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Yellow House Canyon and the Cap Rock escarpment dominate this mid-1980s landscape, where the High Plains of the Llano Estacado drop away toward the Rolling Plains. The agricultural grid is punctuated by established settlements like Slaton and Tahoka, while the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line serves as a primary transit corridor connecting Post to the larger hub of Lubbock. The map illustrates a complex network of water features including the White River Reservoir and the various forks of the Brazos River, such as the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River. This planimetric study reveals the transition from flat cotton-growing tablelands to the more dissected terrain of The Bedlands, providing a clear look at how topography dictated the placement of rural communities like Southland and Justiceburg.