1958 Map of Wekiwa

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The Arkansas River flows through the southern half of this landscape, separating the flat agricultural Fisher Bottom and Red Fork regions from the northern hills of Black Dog. This 1958 survey, updated with 1983 revisions, illustrates a transition from rural Oklahoma townships to the expanding outskirts of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The arrival of major water management is evident in the northwestern corner where Keystone Lake inundates former riverbanks, while interior reservoirs like Shell Lake and Phillips Lake are surrounded by clusters of oil wells and several quarries. Small communities and institutional markers like Wekiwa, Lotsee, and the Tanglewood Sch dot the terrain alongside more modern developments such as the William R Pogue Municipal Airport and Eagles Nest Airfield. This era shows the heavy presence of energy infrastructure, with numerous pipelines and wells crisscrossing the Osage Indian Reservation Boundary and the Wekiwa Twp countryside.