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1962 Map of Lone Star

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Lone Star
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Industrial and hydrological development in East Texas define this landscape during the early 1960s. The massive Steel Plant dominates the area south of Lone Star, supported by a complex network of water resources including the Ellison Creek Reservoir and the Barnes Creek Reservoir. The presence of a Tailings Pond and several Strip Mines indicate the heavy extractive activity of the era, while the Texas and Northern railroad provides the vital link for industrial transport.

Social and community landmarks appear alongside these industrial works, from the Hospital in the Pines and Lone Star Airfield to several rural congregations like New Jerusalem Ch and Harris Chapel. Traditional life persists at the edges of the industry, marked by the South Union Cem and family-named terrain like Fowler Mountain and Buzzard Roost Mountain. In the south, the sprawling waters of Lake O' the Pines border the Morris and Marion County line, where the landscape transitions into the wetlands of Big Cypress Creek.