1976 Map of Brice NW

About this map

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River dominates the southern landscape of this West Texas orthophotoquad, showing the intricate braided channels and wide sandy bed characteristic of the region's drainage systems. The aerial photography captures the stark transition between the cultivated tablelands and the eroded breaks that descend toward the riverbed. The settlement of Brice sits among a geometric pattern of agricultural fields in the northeastern portion of the map, illustrating the rural development of Hall County during the mid-1970s. Key watercourses like Mulberry Creek and Battle Creek cut through the terrain, their winding paths contrasting with the sharp, straight lines of the local road network and property boundaries. This visual record provides an exact view of land use and brush density before modern shifts in ranching and farming practices changed the local vegetative cover.