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1953 Map of Spencer Draw

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Spencer Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Browns Ranch (Aban d) stands as a notable marker of changing land use in this portion of Moore County, documented as abandoned by the mid-twentieth century. The landscape is defined by the complex drainage systems of Plum Creek, including its North Plum Creek and South Plum Creek forks, which carve through the plains alongside Spencer Draw.

Industrial infrastructure related to resource transport is prominent, evidenced by the Fourway Booster Sta and Zofness Booster Sta. The presence of Zofness Camp and a Granery suggests a localized economy balanced between ranching operations and the burgeoning energy sector. This 1953 survey, photoinspected in 1969, captures the transition from isolated ranch holdings to a more integrated industrial and agricultural network across the Texas Panhandle.