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1956 Map of Algoa

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Algoa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The growing town of Alvin anchors this mid-century landscape where agricultural drainage systems meet the expanding Texas petroleum industry. The coastal prairie is defined by the American Canal and an intricate network of ditches feeding into Mustang Bayou and Dickinson Bayou. While the purple revisions from 1969 show suburban expansion, the original 1956 survey captures the established footprint of the Hastings Oil Field and the Algoa Oil Field, complete with numerous tanks and pipeline routes.

Rail transport remains a primary feature of the region's economy, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific lines converging near the settlements of Algoa and Arcadia. Local history is preserved in the Confederate Cemetery and Magnolia Cem, while the industrial skyline is marked by the prominent TV Tower (KGUL). The map also records early recreational amenities such as a Golf Course and Swimming Pool north of the bayous.