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1955 Map of Woodward

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Woodward
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Cimarron River and North Canadian River valleys define the geography of northwest Oklahoma and portions of the Kansas and Texas borders during the mid-1960s. Major infrastructure like the Western Oklahoma State Hospital in Woodward and the Kegelman AF military facility near Alva anchor the regional economy. This era shows a landscape managed by extensive water projects, including the Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek and the Great Salt Plains Reservoir, which supports the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.

Transportation networks are heavily influenced by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads, which connect smaller agricultural hubs like Waynoka, Shattuck, and Laverne. The mapping also highlights the northern Canton Reservoir area and the distinct Sand hills terrain to the west, reflecting a period of transition as rural communities and state institutions operated alongside expanding federal wildlife and water management sites.