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1995 Map of Placedo

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Placedo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Placedo and Dacosta anchor this industrial and agricultural landscape in South Texas, where the infrastructure of the petroleum industry is etched across the coastal plain. The map documents an extensive network of Oil Wells and pipelines concentrated within the Oil Field and the Heyser Oil and Gas Field. This energy-driven economy is juxtaposed against a complex water management system featuring numerous Levee structures and a Spoil Bank designed to control the flow of Placedo Creek and Chocolate Bayou.

Local civic life is centered around landmarks such as the Placedo Brethren Ch and the Bloomington High Sch, providing key points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The map also captures the natural drainage patterns of the area, including Arroyo Palo Alto and Ninemile Creek, which intersect with the rectilinear grid of roads and railroads that define the region's mid-century development.