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1951 Map of Danevang

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Danevang
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Danevang serves as the central hub of this agricultural and industrial coastal prairie landscape in the early 1950s. The settlement pattern reflects a deeply rooted community, centered around landmarks like the Danevang Sch and Danevang Ch. The surrounding terrain is defined by its drainage and reclamation history, with numerous spoil banks and levees lining the meandering course of Tres Palacios Creek.

Evidence of the local extractive economy is prominent, with an active oil field and scattered oil wells appearing alongside rural institutions like Liberty Sch and New Bether Ch. The map also captures the boundary between Wharton Co and Matagorda Co, tracing the waterway south toward Clemville. This survey provides a precise record of how mid-century land use in Texas integrated traditional farming and education with the growing infrastructure of the petroleum industry.