1900s (20th Century) Maps of Rutherford-Harding Addition Colonia, Texas

1. 1929 Map of Laguna Vista

   

   1929 Laguna Vista

   1929 Print · USGS

   The Cameron County coastline in the late twenties is defined by a maze of lagoons and ridges as the region began to modernize. Trace early transit routes like Vara Crossing and the Rio Grande Valley RR near Laguna Vista.

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4. 1936 Map of Laguna Vista

   

   1936 Laguna Vista

   1936 Print · USGS

   The Texas Gulf Coast near the Rio Grande delta was a landscape of tidal flats and transition zones in the 1930s. Genealogists and historians can trace the Port Isabel and Rio Grande Valley Railroad or locate local landmarks like Posta de Roque and Bird Island.

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7. 1953 Map of Brownsville

   

   1953 Brownsville

   1953 Print · USGS

   South Texas ranchlands and the Lower Rio Grande Valley are captured here in the early fifties as the region's irrigation and shipping networks expanded. Genealogists and historians can trace family landholdings like Tecolote Ranch or follow the route of the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico rail line through Sebastian and Yturria.

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10. 1955 Map of Laguna Vista, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Laguna Vista

    1957 Print · USGS

    Coastal Cameron County in the mid-fifties is defined by the winding lomas and tidal waters of the Laguna Madre. Trace local history through the early footprints of Laguna Vista and Bayside, or locate forgotten paths like La Aura Crossing.

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13. 1956 Map of Los Fresnos, 1959 Print

    

    1956 Los Fresnos

    1959 Print · USGS

    Coastal Cameron County in the mid-fifties is a landscape of ancient river channels and historic ranchlands stretching toward the Laguna Madre. Researchers can trace the Palo Alto Battlefield, local Soldiers Cem, and ranching outposts like La Tina Ranch.

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16. 1956 Map of Brownsville, 1969 Print

    

    1956 Brownsville

    1969 Print · USGS

    The Texas-Mexico borderlands and the Gulf coast come alive in this mid-century survey of the Rio Grande Valley. Genealogists and historians can trace the reach of the Missouri Pacific rail lines through citrus country to schools like Las Yescas and Palm Grove.

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19. 1956 Map of Port Isabel, 1983 Print

    

    1956 Port Isabel

    1983 Print · USGS

    Coastal Texas and the Rio Grande Valley are shown here in the mid-twentieth century as the region balanced intensive agriculture with maritime trade. Researchers can trace historic rail lines like the SOUTHERN PACIFIC and locate rural landmarks such as Las Yescas Sch or the Armstrong Ranch.

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22. 1962 Map of Brownsville

    

    1962 Brownsville

    1962 Print · USGS

    The Lower Rio Grande Valley in the early sixties was a landscape of coastal wildlands, booming oil fields, and international border commerce. Trace the development of this frontier region through landmarks like Harlingen Air Force Base, Boca Chica Island, and the Willamar Oil Field.

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25. 1992 Map of Harlingen

    

    1992 Harlingen

    1992 Print · USGS

    South Texas in the early nineties shows a landscape defined by industrial growth and coastal conservation along the Rio Grande. Trace the rail lines of the Missouri Pacific through Raymondville or locate the historic Palo Alto Battlefield near Port Isabel.

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