
The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a north-south line through the East Texas woodlands, connecting the town of Lovelady to the rural hinterlands where the Houston, Trinity, and Walker county lines converge. This 1962 survey illustrates a landscape of working timber and oil production, notably defined by the Trinity Oil Field in the southwestern quadrant and the Pinley Woods Lookout Tower. Local life is anchored by family-named landmarks and rural congregations, including Pleasant Grove Ch and Mt Olive Ch.
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1953 · Palestine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Beaumont
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Beaumont
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Palestine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Trinity West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Trinity East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Glendale
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Wyser Bottom
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Lovelady North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Fodice
USGS Topo · 1:24,000