1963 Map of Ella

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Seeligson Oil Field and the Tijerina Canales Blucher Field dominate this Jim Wells County landscape, illustrating the mid-century petroleum infrastructure of South Texas. A dense network of pipelines, tank batteries, and refineries services the fields, particularly around the settlement of Seeligson and the Ebanito Camp. These industrial operations exist alongside traditional ranching lands such as Ratamosa Pasture, Ella Pasture, and Jensen Pasture, where numerous cattle-tending features like the Ella Windmill and Nancy Windmill are scattered across the scrub.