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1958 Map of Frelsburg

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Frelsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

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Cummins Creek winds through this rural portion of Colorado County, anchoring a landscape shaped by agricultural tradition and mid-century energy extraction. The German-Texan heritage of the area is evident at Frelsburg, where the St Peter and Paul Sch serves as a central landmark for the community. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of numerous local waterways, including Zimmer Creek and Redgate Creek, with the Zimmerscheidt Community Center providing a focal point for the surrounding farms.

Industrial activity in the 1950s is clearly defined by the Frelsburg Oil Field and Columbus Oil Field, which overlay the wooded creek bottoms and pastures. Extensive Gravel Pits further illustrate the area's geological utilization. This survey, updated with late-1970s aerial data, reveals how little the core infrastructure of these historic rural enclaves shifted as the oil fields matured around them.