1913 Map of Millican

About this map

Millican serves as a central hub in this Brazos County landscape, where three major rail lines converge near the junction of the Brazos River and Navasota River. The map details a transition from the dissected uplands near Mill Cr and Upshur Creek to the broad, flat river bottoms dominated by large agricultural holdings such as Steele Farm, Allen Farm, and Rogers Farm. The engineering of the era is evident in the dense network of tracks, including the Houston and Texas Central R R and the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe R R, which facilitated the movement of goods through small whistle-stops like Dallam and Harrington. A notable natural landmark, Hidalgo Falls, breaks the smooth course of the Brazos at the southwestern edge of the quadrangle.