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1969 Map of Sweetwater

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Sweetwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Sweetwater serves as a bustling hub of rail transport and industry in the late 1960s, defined by the intersection of the Texas and Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. The town's civic core is anchored by the Courthouse and several educational institutions, including East Ridge Sch and Lewis Sch. Northwest of the main settlement, Avenger Village sits near the Municipal Airport, a site of significant aviation history.

The landscape south and west of the city reveals a different character, dominated by the Rowan Hope Oil Field and numerous Oil Wells scattered across the drainages of Finn Creek and Long Prong Creek. This extractive economy is further evidenced by a large Quarry and various Gravel Pits. Local culture and leisure of the era are marked by the Drive-in Theater and the Fairground located near Wolf Hollow.