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1994 Map of Caplen

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Caplen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Bolivar Peninsula stretches between the Gulf of Mexico and East Bay in this mid-1990s portrait of the Texas coastline. The landscape is defined by the heavy industrial and maritime infrastructure necessary to support the region's economy, including the Intracoastal Waterway protected by a series of levees and a Spoil Bank. In the community of Caplen, the Caplen Oil Field is marked by numerous Oil Wells, illustrating the long-standing petroleum activity on the barrier island.

Local history and genealogy interests are centered around the residential clusters of Crystal Beach and the presence of the Indian Graveyard near the bay side. The map detail highlights the delicate balance of this narrow strip of land, where a Covered Reservoir and Dam manage fresh water resources amidst the salt-heavy environment of Crab Lake and Yates Cove. Route 87 serves as the primary artery connecting these shoreline settlements.