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1964 Map of Cedar Lakes East

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Cedar Lakes East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

San Bernard River waters meet the coastal marshlands along the Texas shoreline in this mid-1960s study of the Brazoria coast. The landscape is defined by the shallow waters of Cedar Lakes and the vital industrial artery of the Intracoastal Waterway, which cuts through the wetlands just behind the barrier beach. Human presence is concentrated along the River Road, where the isolated Ducroz Cem sits near the river's mouth, serving as a quiet marker of early local history.

Grounding the era's infrastructure, a prominent Pipeline traverses the marshy terrain, reflecting the region's mid-century petroleum and transit development. The vast majority of the map is dedicated to the depths and soundings of the Gulf of Mexico, providing a detailed look at the underwater topography and shoreline as it existed before decades of coastal erosion and tropical weather events altered this stretch of the Gulf Coast.