1954 Map of Beaumont

About this map

Big Thicket National Preserve and the massive Sam Houston National Forest dominate this landscape, illustrating the dense piney woods of Southeast Texas during the mid-1970s revision. The map captures a region defined by its timber and river systems, showing the recently completed reservoirs of Lake Livingston and Lake Conroe which transformed the hydrology of the Trinity River and San Jacinto River basins. In the west, Huntsville appears as a major institutional hub, surrounded by several agricultural detention centers including Ferguson State Prison Farm and Wynne State Prison Farm.