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1966 Map of Westover SW

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Westover SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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The Travis Oil Field dominates this central Texas landscape, illustrating the industrial footprint of the petroleum industry during the mid-1960s. Scattered throughout the terrain are numerous oil wells and a significant drill hole, connected by a network of infrastructure including a prominent Pipeline that cuts across the ranchland. This area, surveyed just before 1966, shows a transition from purely agricultural use to intensive resource extraction.

The natural hydrology of Throckmorton County is defined by the branching systems of South Wagon Creek and the various forks of Boggy Creek, including North Boggy Creek and South Boggy Creek. These watercourses, along with Hog Creek and Flat Rock Creek, dictate the movement of roads and fence lines across the rolling plains, providing essential water sources for the cattle operations that share the land with the oil fields.