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1936 Map of East Brownsville

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of East Brownsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The border city of Brownsville serves as the hub of this 1930s coastal landscape, where the Rio Grande snakes along the international boundary between the United States and Mexico. The intricate hydrology of the region is defined by the winding Resaca Del Rancho Viejo and several named bancos, such as Los Tomates Banco No 122 and Las Comas Banco No 125, which illustrate the shifting nature of the river's path.

Military history and early aviation infrastructure are prominent features, with Fort Brown positioned near the river and the De La Palma Battlefield preserved to the north. Transportation networks like the Southern Pacific Railroad and Port Isabel Road connect the agricultural interior to the coast, while rural education is marked by the Blalack Sch and El Jardin Sch, showing the organized development of Cameron County in this era.