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1957 Map of Mount Nebo

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mount Nebo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The San Angelo Reservoir dominates the southern landscape of this mid-century West Texas survey, where the rising waters meet the confluence of the North Concho River and Grape Creek. The map documents a rural transition as the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad and the V F W Highway cut through the arid terrain toward Carlsbad. Local institutional history is preserved through the locations of the Grape Creek-Pulliam Sch and the Grape Creek Cem, serving the scattered homesteads like Brown Ranch.

Industrial activity and transit are evident in the numerous gravel pits and the prominent Pipeline crossing the quadrangle. North of the river, the namesake Mount Nebo provides a high point in a landscape otherwise defined by the Old Railroad Grade and the winding course of Bald Eagle Creek. The map captures the infrastructure of Tom Green County before extensive suburban expansion, highlighting the early layout of North Shore Drive and Grape Creek Road.