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1969 Map of Driscoll East

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Driscoll East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Clara Driscoll Oil Field and the Minnie Bock Oil Field dominate this Nueces County landscape, illustrating the intensive petroleum production that shaped the region during the late 1960s. The landscape is a network of pipelines, gas wells, and access roads, punctuated by the central path of the Missouri Pacific railroad. Amidst this industrial footprint, the meandering Petronila Creek provides a natural contrast, with the small settlement of Petronila and the Flinn Cem located near its banks.

Social and residential life is anchored by the town of Driscoll in the west, while more specialized communities such as Coastal Bend Youth City and the Florida Gas Camp reflect the area's diverse mid-century land use. The presence of Gandy Farms and numerous smaller well sites suggests a complex overlap of agricultural interests and the booming energy economy typical of South Texas during this era.