1957 Map of Fort Hood

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The Fort Hood Military Reservation dominates this 1957 landscape, showing the transition from rural Texas terrain into a major military installation. The southeastern corner of the map reveals the developed base infrastructure, featuring residential areas like McNair Village and Chaffee Village, alongside recreational amenities including a Golf Course and Prichard Athletic Field. This development contrasts sharply with the winding watercourses of Corn House Creek and Stampede Creek that cut through the northwestern hills. A significant piece of regional transit history is visible in the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe (Abandoned) rail line, which suggests the area's earlier connectivity before military expansion. Numerous river crossings, such as Antelope Crossing and Middle Crossing, mark the older trail networks that once served this portion of Coryell and Bell counties.