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1961 Map of Cove

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Cotton Lake and its surrounding wetlands define this coastal landscape on the edge of Trinity Bay. In the early 1960s, the area's economy was heavily tied to the extraction of natural resources, visible in the extensive South Cotton Lake Oil Field and Lost Lake Oil Field. A complex network of water bodies, including Old River Lake and Lost Lake, create a fragmented terrain of islands like Horse Island and Mustang Island.

Settlement is concentrated around small communities such as Winfree and Cove, which maintain local landmarks like Winfree Sch and St Emily Ch. For those researching local family history, several burial grounds are scattered throughout the quadrangle, including the Montgomery Cem, Icet Cem, and Tilton Cem. The presence of numerous pipelines crossing the marshy ground highlights the industrial transition of this part of Chambers County during the mid-twentieth century.