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1952 Map of Manson

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Manson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Navidad River and Lavaca River converge in this mid-century portrait of Jackson County, where the landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Texana Oil Field. The survey captures a moment when the regional economy was deeply tied to energy extraction, evidenced by an extensive network of pipelines and levees crossing the river bottoms. Near the confluence, the Historical Monument stands as a marker of the area's pioneer heritage, located just south of the Brackenridge Cem.

Transportation is anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad corridor passing through Manson in the northwest. Away from the industrial activity, the map records rural community centers such as Red Bluff Ch and Red Bluff Cem along the eastern banks. The terrain is notably altered by a prominent Spoil Bank, reflecting the significant earth-moving required for the river management and oil operations that dominated the area's mid-century development.