1965 Map of Corbet

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Corsicana and its western outskirts during the mid-1960s reveal a landscape transitioning between agricultural roots and mid-century institutional expansion. The presence of the State Orphans Home and the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Home for Children highlights a period when significant social and benevolent institutions were central to the community's identity. These sites, along with Memorial Hospital, are situated near several active rail lines including the St Louis Southwestern and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. In the surrounding countryside, historical continuity is maintained through numerous local burying grounds such as Cunningham Cem and Black Hills Cem, alongside several rural houses of worship like Whites Chapel and Mt Moriah Ch. An Old Railroad Grade cutting across the north provides a trace of earlier transportation routes that once serviced the Black Hills area.