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1931 Map of Belton

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Belton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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The Leon River and Lampasas River converge south of Belton, a landscape defined by its deep agricultural roots and a sophisticated early 20th-century transportation network. This era shows the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe and Missouri Kansas and Texas railroads intersecting the county seat, while the Belton and Temple Electric R R provides a distinct interurban link toward Temple.

Rural life is densely documented through a network of small schools such as Pepper Creek Sch and Webbville Sch, alongside community anchors like Berea Ch and Hopewell Ch. The presence of the State Agricultural Experiment Station near Midway Ch reflects the region's focus on scientific farming. Notable terrain features like Tweedle Mtn and the broad Tennessee Valley frame the river bottoms before the mid-century reservoir projects significantly altered these watersheds.