1958 Map of Wekiwa

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The Arkansas River carves a deep valley through the heart of the Osage Indian Reservation on this mid-century survey. The landscape is defined by the heavy presence of energy production, with numerous Oil Wells and a Gas Well scattered across the uplands of Black Dog and the Redfork Field. Transportation is anchored by the St Louis San Francisco and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads, which parallel the river through the fertile Fisher Bottom. Local community life in the late 1950s centered around rural institutions like the Anderson Sch and Tanglewood Ch, while aviation is represented by Simms Landing Field near the Spillway 725 of Shell Lake. Note the dashed blue patterns indicating areas destined for inundation by the future Keystone Reservoir.