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1964 Map of Freeport

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Freeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Industrial expansion and coastal infrastructure define this mid-century look at the Texas Gulf Coast. The Freeport city center is shown in detail, flanked by the residential blocks of Velasco Heights and the maritime activities of Brazosport Turning Basin. A massive Chemical Plant sits at the heart of the waterway network, connected by the Dow Barge Canal and the Missouri Pacific railroad.

The landscape is a complex map of modified hydrology, featuring the Old Brazos River channel alongside the modern Intracoastal Waterway. To the south, the beach communities of Surfside and Quintana stand between the marshes of Bryan Lake and the open Gulf of Mexico. Educational landmarks like Brazosport High Sch and Jane Long Sch ground the residential history of the era, while the Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse mark the critical entrance to the Freeport Harbor Channel.