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1963 Map of Falfurrias SE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Falfurrias SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Shifting Sand Dunes and ranching infrastructure define this corner of Brooks County during the early 1960s. The landscape is a functional grid of large livestock enclosures, including Barroso Pasture and Los Muertos Pasture, where survival depends on a network of named water sources like Medio Windmill, Mota Bonita Windmill, and La Sulfurosa Windmill.

Industrial development is equally prominent, with the Pita Oil Field and Pita West Oil Field introducing a series of pipelines, a Pumping Station, and numerous drill holes into the desert-like terrain. The map records the intersection of traditional South Texas cattle country and the expanding energy sector, noted by features like Pita Pens situated near active Gravel Pits and petroleum operations.