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1957 Map of Wolfforth

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Wolfforth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Reese Air Force Base dominates the eastern portion of this West Texas landscape, surrounded by the housing of Reese Village and the nearby community of Hurlwood. The map documents a period of significant industrial and military presence on the High Plains, with the extensive Smyer Oil Field spreading across the central plains alongside a Gasoline Plant and numerous caliche pits. The region's transport network is defined by the Panhandle and Santa Fe railroad, which links the settlements of Shallowater, Smyer, and Wolfforth.

Notable local landmarks include the Yellowhouse Canyon cutting through the northeast and various educational facilities such as the Shallowater Sch and Bradford Sch. The presence of a Radio Range Station and a Substation reflects the infrastructure supporting both the military base and the growing energy sector in the late 1950s. This survey offers a clear view of the rural-industrial layout before the later expansion of the Lubbock metropolitan area.