Mustang Bayou and Chocolate Bayou wind through the coastal prairie of Brazoria County, anchoring a landscape defined by traditional settlement patterns and mid-twentieth-century aviation. The city of Manvel serves as a primary hub, located near the Manvel Cemetery and the private Wolfe Air Park. To the southeast, the growing outskirts of Alvin are visible, including the neighborhood of Hillcrest and the Alvin Airpark. The area's agricultural and industrial heritage is represented by the Briscoe Canal and the Hastings Siding along the railroad corridor. Smaller residential developments like The Heights are situated between the bayous, illustrating the residential expansion common to this region as it transitioned from open ranch land to suburban communities.
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1916 · Genoa
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1920 · Genoa
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1920 · Mykawa
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1920 · Almeda
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Algoa
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1932 · Algoa
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Genoa
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Mustang Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Rosharon
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Mustang Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:31,680