1960 Map of Tool

About this map

Cedar Creek Reservoir dominates this landscape, its expansive waters shown here in purple as a 1972 photorevision over the original 1960 topography. This period of rapid change is evident in the transition from traditional farming communities like Aley and Tolosa to emerging lakeside settlements such as Gun Barrel City and Tool. The map records the area just as it began transforming into a recreational and residential hub, while maintaining evidence of its older agrarian and industrial roots, including the Southern Pacific railroad line and the Flag Lake Oil Field to the southwest.