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2016 Map of Morgans Point

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Morgans Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The industrial and maritime corridors of Baytown meet the complex wetlands of the Texas coast in this 2016 survey. The map details the intensive intersection of land and water, where the Houston Ship Channel and Cedar Bayou Channel facilitate heavy commerce alongside protected ecological features like Fisher Marsh and Swan Marsh. Residential streets in neighborhoods such as Pelly and Morgans Point sit just inland from the vast expanse of Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay.

Tracing the northern shoreline reveals several tidal inlets including Pine Gully and Sutton Gully, while the southern reaches are defined by the elongated Atkinson Island. Local history is preserved at the Hill of Rest Cem and the Gaillard-Mitchell Cem, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists. The cartography illustrates a modern coastal landscape where urban expansion and industrial infrastructure must navigate the natural contours of the Gulf of Mexico.