
The Fort Hood Military Reservation dominates this landscape on the border of Coryell and Bell counties, revealing the extensive infrastructure of one of the nation's premier armored training installations during the mid-1990s. The map illustrates a developed garrison area featuring distinct residential clusters such as Comanche Village I, McNair Village, and Chaffee Village, supported by local institutions like Duncan Sch and Clarke Sch. Beyond the built-up cantonment, the terrain is defined by tactical geography, with numerous firing ranges and strategic high points like Jack Mountain and the Blackwell Mountains. A notable technological detail is the presence of a Monorail line winding through the reservation hills. Waterways including Cowhouse Creek and House Creek segment the training grounds, crossed at named points such as House Crossing and Middle Crossing, which provided essential movement corridors for military maneuvers across the Texas brushland.
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1894 · Gatesville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1930 · Killeen
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Fort Hood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Fort Hood
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Purmela
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Post Oak Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Killeen
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · McMillan Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Pidcoke
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · North Fort Hood
USGS Topo · 1:24,000