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1961 Map of Forreston

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Forreston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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Lake Waxahachie dominates the central landscape of this Ellis County survey, its irregular shoreline reaching into the surrounding Texas blackland prairies. The reservoir is fed by South Prong Creek and Waxahachie Creek, serving as a focal point for the growing water needs of Waxahachie at the start of the 1960s. The mapping shows a transition from agricultural use to infrastructure, evidenced by the numerous Gravel Pits and the Filtration Plant near the lake's edge.

Transportation corridors define the settlement patterns, with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad tracking through Nelson and Forreston in the southwest. Small rural communities like Nash and Reagor Springs remain distinct, centered around local landmarks such as Glenwood Cem and the High Sch. The landscape is etched by a dense network of waterways, including Big Onion Creek and Little Onion Creek, which cross under several railroad lines, including the Burlington-Rock Island and Chicago.