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1973 Map of Soldier Hill

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Soldier Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

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Soldier Hill rises above a landscape dominated by the mid-century petroleum industry in this part of eastern New Mexico. The terrain is marked by a high density of industrial sites, including the Bagley North Oil Field, Moore Oil Field, and Bagley West Oil Field. These fields create a grid of wells and service roads across the Llano Estacado, illustrating the intensive extraction efforts of the era.

Evidence of a smaller ranching and community life persists amidst the oil derricks. The presence of Fort Ranch and the Bagley Sch points to a localized social fabric, supported by the Caprock Ch and a nearby Cem. More traditional ranching infrastructure is still visible through landmarks like the Speed Windmills, showing the persistence of older land uses alongside the modern pipeline and drilling infrastructure that define this region's 1970s character.