1970 Map of Wink North

About this map

Monument Draw cuts a prominent north-south path through this West Texas landscape, serving as the defining topographic feature for the area north of the town of Wink. By the late 1960s, the region's economy was clearly defined by oil and gas extraction, evidenced by the dense network of drill holes, oil wells, and pumping stations that dot the plains. This activity exists alongside long-standing ranching infrastructure, such as the curiously named Forty Windmills, Canyon Windmill, and Baldy Windmill.