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1968 Map of Corpus Christi

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Corpus Christi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Corpus Christi is revealed as a bustling deep-water port and educational hub in this late-1960s survey. The landscape is defined by the heavy industrialization of the shoreline, with the Industrial Canal and the Main Turning Basin carving into the coast to serve oil and chemical interests. This era of growth is balanced by a dense network of neighborhood institutions, from the Del Mar College campus to numerous parochial schools like St Joseph Sch and Cathedral Sch.

Transport infrastructure connects the city's coastal industry to the wider state, featuring the Missouri Pacific and Texas Mexican railroads alongside the Corpus Christi International Airport. Historic sites like Old Bayview Cem and Bayview Cem sit near the city center, while the coastal recreation areas of North Beach and Emerald Cove offer a stark contrast to the massive refineries and turning basins that dominate the Nueces River delta.