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1955 Map of La Porte

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of La Porte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The San Jacinto Monument stands as a prominent landmark on this mid-1950s survey of the Harris County shoreline, overlooking the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. This era captures the industrial and maritime expansion defining the Texas Gulf Coast, where the Houston Ship Channel cuts through a landscape of marshy islands and developing towns. The map documents the growth of Baytown, Deer Park, and La Porte, along with leisure spots like Sylvan Beach and the residential stretch of Bayside Terrace.

Transportation and energy infrastructure dominate the interior, from the rails of the Texas and New Orleans RR to the Clear Lake Oil Field in the south. The presence of the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot and the La Porte Municipal Airport reflects the region's strategic importance. Genealogists will find value in the specific locations of parish schools like St Marys Academy and local burial grounds including La Porte Cem and Wooster No 2 Cem.