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1965 Map of Southwest Midland

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Southwest Midland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Midland expansion in the mid-1960s is defined here by the intersection of aviation, petroleum, and education. The Midland Air Terminal stands as a central hub of activity, supported by the neighboring Terminal Ch and industrial infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal plant. This era of growth is further evidenced by a concentration of new schools including Alamo Jr High Sch, Jane Long Sch, and Anson Jones Sch, reflecting the postwar suburbanization of the Permian Basin.

Energy extraction remains a foundational element of the landscape, with the Warfield Oil Field and Scharbauer Oil Field dominating the southern half of the sheet. The historic Texas and Pacific railroad line cuts diagonally across the terrain, passing through the settlement of Warfield, while a complex network of pipelines and an Aqueduct trace the technological efforts to manage resources in this arid environment.