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1983 Map of Lakeport

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Lakeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The industrial and educational expansion of Longview dominates the northwestern quadrant of this map, characterized by the sprawling campus of Le Tourneau College and the neighboring residential developments that transformed the landscape by the mid-1980s. To the south and east, the terrain transitions into the forested bottomlands of the Sabine River, where the serpentine river channel marks the boundary between Gregg and Harrison counties. Smaller communities like Lakeport and Gum Springs are situated amidst a network of riparian features, including Lake Le Tourneau and Ferguson Lake.

Transport and aviation play a central role in this East Texas corridor, with the County Airport serving the region and various branch creeks like Iron Bridge Creek and Wade Creek carving through the elevation. The map captures a moment when rural pockets like Estes and Elderville remained distinct from the urban center, even as infrastructure like the river crossings and proximity to Lake Cherokee integrated the surrounding countryside into the broader regional economy.