1960 Map of Denton East

About this map

Denton expands eastward across this mid-century landscape, where the growing urban footprint of the Texas Womans University and various municipal schools meets the spreading waters of the Garza - Little Elm Reservoir. The eastern suburbs are characterized by a transition from traditional rural homesteads and early 20th-century institutions to recreational and residential developments. The Elm Fork Trinity River winds through the northern section, feeding into the reservoir where Shayhan Point and Graveyard Slough mark the irregular shoreline.