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1969 Map of Sweetwater

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Sweetwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Sweetwater serves as a major hub for West Texas commerce in this late 1960s study, defined by the meeting of the Missouri Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. The town's grid is dense with civic and educational landmarks, including the central Courthouse, Reagan High Sch, and Southeast Sch. Just west of the city center, Avenger Village sits adjacent to the Municipal Airport, where an Airway Beacon marks the high ground near several Gravel Pits.

The surrounding landscape reveals a transition from industrial activity to rural drainages. Numerous oil wells are scattered across the terrain to the south and west, particularly near Idlewild Creek and Long Branch. The presence of the Drive-in Theater and the Fairground at the northern edge of town reflects the social infrastructure of the era, while the expansive Blackland region to the west underscores the importance of the local geography to the region's development.