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1967 Map of Harmaston

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Harmaston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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Lake Houston dominates the eastern landscape of this 1967 Harris County survey, reflecting a period of significant water infrastructure development near Houston's corporate limits. To the south, Sheldon Reservoir and the Sheldon Wildlife Management Area demonstrate the transition of regional marshlands into managed conservation and utility zones. The presence of the Humble Oil Field and the Alco Magnolia Oil Field underscores the industrial legacy of the area, where petroleum extraction shaped the early 20th-century economy.

Transportation corridors including the Missouri Pacific railroad and an Old Railroad Grade connect small settlements like Harmaston and Victor. Local history details are preserved through labels for the Harrington Cem, Humble High Sch, and the County Rehabilitation Center. Natural watercourses such as Greens Bayou and Garners Bayou meander through the terrain, illustrating the drainage patterns that defined local land use before suburban expansion reached this section of the county.