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1957 Map of Marlin

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Marlin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The town of Marlin serves as the central hub of this East Texas survey, established on the eastern banks of the Brazos River and its complex network of seasonal sloughs and creeks. The landscape is defined by the river’s meandering path, which has created features like McCullough Slough, Barganier Slough, and Buie Lake in the fertile bottomlands. These water systems are supplemented by man-made engineering including Red Ditch, illustrating a history of water management for the surrounding agricultural terrain.

Industrial and social infrastructure is prominently marked, from the tracks of the Missouri Pacific railroad to the U S Veterans Hospital on the town's northern edge. Local history is deeply embedded in the rural outskirts at Tomlinson Hill and Triangle, where landmarks like Gravel Hill Ch and Stallworth Cem provide essential data points for genealogical research. The map also records the education landscape of the era, noting the Booker T Washington High Sch within the city limits.