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1955 Map of Dickinson

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Dickinson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Dickinson emerges as a developing coastal prairie hub in this mid-century survey, revised with mid-1970s urban data shown in purple. The landscape is a complex network of industrial and agricultural infrastructure, featuring the League City Oil Field and numerous pipelines and siphons. Heavy transport corridors including the Gulf Freeway and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad bisect the terrain, connecting the area to the Houston and Galveston hinterlands.

Along the winding banks of Dickinson Bayou, residential growth is evidenced by the Dickinson Country Club and local institutions like the High Sch. To the south, the decommissioned grounds of Camp Wallace sit near the growing settlement of La Marque. Genealogists will find particular value in the locations of the Mt Olivet Cemetery and Old Arcadia Cem, while the presence of the Drive-in Theater and Hulen Park reflect the era's mid-century recreational culture.