1967 Map of Straight NE

About this map

Prairie Rose Community Center serves as a lone civic anchor in this high plains landscape during the late 1960s. The map illustrates a region transitioning from strictly agricultural use to an intensive energy economy, defined by a dense network of Gas Wells that punctuate the grid-like sections. This industrial layer is superimposed over the traditional township boundaries of Friendship and Hooker, reflecting the mid-century development of the Panhandle gas fields. Beyond the energy infrastructure, the terrain remains primarily open, with a small Sandpit and faint field lines tracing the agricultural patterns of the Oklahoma and Kansas borderlands. The layout of section lines and isolated infrastructure provides a clear record of land use in Texas County before modern expansion or consolidation of these rural areas.