1965 Map of Wilco

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The borderlands of the Texas Panhandle are defined here by a sparse ranching and industrial landscape, split by the Dallam Co Hartley Co line. In the mid-1960s, the region was characterized by the sprawling operations of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which cuts through the southern portion of the sheet. Evidence of local social life appears at the Coloney Community House in the north and the Coldwater Community House near the southern boundary, serving as rare communal landmarks in a territory largely dedicated to resource extraction. The terrain is marked by numerous wells and specialized activity at an Oil Well and a Gravel Pit, while a large Pipeline indicates the movement of energy across this high plains environment.