1956 Map of Algerita

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San Saba River meanders through the Texas Hill Country in this mid-century survey, creating a fertile valley flanked by the prominent Harkey Knobs. The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe (AT & SF) railroad cuts a straight line across the northern landscape, connecting the small settlement of Algerita with the community of Harkeyville. This era reveals a rural landscape deeply tied to its local geography, where community life centered around the Wallace Creek Sch and the several family and community burial grounds, including China Creek Cemetery and Wallace Creek Cemetery. The topography is marked by numerous small tributaries like Billie Branch and Robbins Branch, alongside various resource extraction sites such as an inactive Gravel Pit and several abandoned caliche pits, indicating the local materials used for regional road building and construction.