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1963 Map of Donna

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Donna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Agricultural development and water management define this landscape in the Rio Grande Valley during the early 1960s, with later updates through the 1980s. The Donna Main Canal and the extensive Donna Reservoirs anchor a sophisticated irrigation network that sustained the citrus and vegetable economies of Alamo and Donna. The corridor is unified by the Missouri Pacific railroad, which runs parallel to the main thoroughfare, connecting the community of Val Verde to the larger centers.

Local civic and spiritual life is recorded through numerous landmarks, including Franklin Sch, Mt Zion Ch, and the St Joseph Cem. The map also captures the energy footprint of the region, specifically the Edinburg East Gas Field and Alamo Gas Field, dotted with gas and oil wells. To the south, the Main Floodway and La Cruz Resaca illustrate the natural and engineered drainage systems essential to this low-lying borderland terrain.