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1968 Map of Oso Creek NE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Oso Creek NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and the surrounding residential growth of the late 1960s define this coastal landscape. The map captures a period of significant suburbanization along the shores of Corpus Christi Bay, with new developments like Lamar Park and Claremont Park replacing older coastal terrain. Educational and military infrastructure are prominent, from University of Corpus Christi on Ward Island to the expansive Waldron Field near Oso Creek.

The coastal economy is evident in the dense network of Oil Wells peppered across the Peninsula and near Flour Bluff. Local history is preserved in several sites, including the Seaside Memorial Cem and Aberdeen Cem. The map also details the early commercial infrastructure of the era, such as the Gulfway Shopping Ctr and a Drive-in Theater situated along the growing roadway corridors of Holly Road and Saratoga Blvd.