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1916 Map of Morgan Point

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Morgan Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

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The waters of San Jacinto Bay and Galveston Bay meet at the mouth of the Houston Ship Channel in this 1916 survey, recorded just as the regional oil industry was beginning to reshape the coastal prairie. Small settlements and individual property holdings like Evergreen Point and the residence of Dr Smith dot the shoreline, while the Goose Creek Ferry provides a vital link across the water at the junction of Goose Creek and the bay.

Navigation is the primary driver of development here, marked by a series of beacons including the Morgan Point Channel Light and the Galveston Bay Channel Light No. 6. Inland, the landscape is defined by drainage gullies like Pine Gully and Kurt Gully, alongside the early rail infrastructure of the G H and S A Ry System at Bay Ridge. The boundary between Harris and Chambers counties follows the winding course of Cedar Bayou, past isolated water bodies such as Ash Lake and Negro Lake.