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1971 Map of Flag Pond

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Flag Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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Somerville Lake dominates the central landscape of this 1970s survey, where the waters of Yegua Creek and its various forks converge. The reservoir's irregular shoreline creates a complex system of inlets and peninsulas, now preserved as Nails Creek State Park and Birch Creek State Park. Before these waters were managed, the area was defined by its waterlogged depressions, most notably Flag Pond, which remains a prominent feature just west of the main lake body.

Evidence of the rural communities that preceded the parklands is scattered throughout the surrounding hills. Genealogy researchers will find landmarks like the Post Oak School in the south and St Mary Ch near the boundary of Washington County. Small settlements such as Young and rural institutions like Flat Prairie Ch and Birch Cem indicate the established settlement patterns of Burleson and Lee Counties before the expansion of local water management projects.