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1954 Map of Wright Patman Lake

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Wright Patman Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Wright Patman Dam anchors this landscape, holding back the waters of the Sulphur River to form the expansive Wright Patman Lake. Situated along the boundary of Bowie Co and Cass Co, the area demonstrates the mid-century transformation of Northeast Texas through large-scale water management. Small rural communities like Redwater and Aiken sit on the higher ground north of the reservoir, while the St Louis Southwestern RR cuts across the northern terrain.

Genealogists and local historians will find interest in the Opossum Trot Church and the various Gravel Pits that suggest the local industries of the time. The transition from riverine bottomlands to a managed reservoir is marked by landmarks such as the Water Intake Tower and the McCartney Bridge, documenting a landscape in the decades following the initial 1950s survey and subsequent 1970s revisions.