
Lake Jackson and the surrounding Brazoria County landscape are defined by the winding oxbows of Oyster Creek and the heavy presence of state institutional land during the early 1960s. The map illustrates a period of suburban expansion with residential developments like Lake Jackson Farms and Richwood emerging alongside the established Missouri Pacific railroad line. Large tracts of land are dedicated to the Texas Department of Correction, including the Retrieve Unit to the north and the Clemens Unit situated along the Brazos River to the south.
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4 editions found
1943 · Oyster Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Jones Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Danbury
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Freeport
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Angleton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Snipe
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1950 · Houston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Bay City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · Cedar Lane NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · East Columbia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000