{"product_id":"old-map-of-medicine-park-oklahoma-by-usgs-1956-mount-scott-lake-lawtonka-cache-creek","title":"Old Map of Medicine Park, Oklahoma by USGS, 1956 – Mount Scott, Lake Lawtonka \u0026 Cache Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Mount Scott,” this United States Geological Survey topographical map captures a dramatic corner of southwestern Oklahoma at the precise 1:24,000 scale. Created from 1956 mapping and issued with a 1973 imprint, it preserves the landscape around Medicine Park before later decades of development altered the balance between resort town, roadway, reservoir, and open terrain. The map’s focus is Mount Scott itself, one of the best-known summits of the Wichita Mountains, rising above Lake Lawtonka and the surrounding plains. With its careful contours, road network, watercourses, and named localities, the sheet offers both a scientific record and a richly evocative portrait of a mid-century Oklahoma landscape shaped by geology, recreation, and settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USGS brought to this map the rigorous visual language that made its topographic sheets indispensable to engineers, hikers, planners, and historians. Founded in 1879, the United States Geological Survey became the nation’s leading authority on landform measurement, mineral resources, hydrology, and cartographic standardization. Its 1:24,000 quadrangles are especially admired for their clarity: every contour, road, stream, and cultural feature is fitted into a precise grid of geographic knowledge. On “Mount Scott,” that discipline is evident in the dense contouring around the mountain slopes, the measured delineation of Cache Creek, and the crisp depiction of Highway 49 as it threads through this rugged recreational landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map’s design is particularly appealing, using earthy elevation tones and vivid green vegetation markings to emphasize the contrast between the rocky uplands and flatter, more open ground. Contour lines do much of the intellectual work, describing the rise and fall of the Wichita Mountain terrain with a sculptural precision that rewards close study. Around Mount Scott, the tight spacing of contours conveys steepness and mass, while gentler intervals near Lake Lawtonka and Medicine Park suggest more accessible valleys, shorelines, and developed corridors. This is topography as both data and artistry: a composed visual field in which relief, drainage, roads, and human presence are balanced with uncommon elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedicine Park appears as one of the map’s most compelling human landmarks. Founded in the early twentieth century as a resort community, it became known for its cobblestone architecture, mineral-spring associations, and proximity to the Wichita Mountains. On this sheet, the town is shown in intimate relation to Lake Lawtonka, Mount Scott Park, the Medicine Park Campground, and the roadways that draw visitors into the hills. Highway 49 marks a vital access route through the area, while unnamed roads and trails hint at local movement, recreation, and land management. The result is a cartographic snapshot of a place where leisure, infrastructure, and wild terrain meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, the map is valuable for the moment it preserves: a mid-century landscape poised between rural ruggedness and expanding modern use. Lake Lawtonka, Cache Creek, Mount Scott, and the surrounding vegetated slopes are rendered not as scenic abstractions, but as measurable features within a changing regional geography. The 1956 survey data documents land use, roads, and settlement patterns before later suburban growth, tourism pressures, and environmental shifts reshaped the area. For collectors, “Mount Scott” offers more than a view of Oklahoma terrain; it is a disciplined record of place, revealing how federal cartography captured the American landscape at a moment when recreation, conservation, and development were increasingly intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Scott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedicine Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Lawtonka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCache Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Scott Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedicine Park Campground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighway 49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther unnamed roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAreas of vegetation and undesignated natural features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey, this historical 1:24,000 topographical map shows Medicine Park, Oklahoma, and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map is dated 1956 and carries a 1973 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is known for its comprehensive mapping and surveying work across the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS has played a crucial role in geospatial research, providing valuable data for civil planning, environmental studies, and related fields.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses a distinctive color scheme, combining earthy tones for elevation with vibrant greens for vegetative areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour lines and shading illustrate the hilly, varied terrain characteristic of the region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map reflects mid-20th-century land use and development patterns, showing the area before later urban expansion and environmental changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe color contrast between elevation contours and flatter areas helps clearly depict the geographical character of Medicine Park and its surroundings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/de\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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