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1962 Map of Port Acres

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Port Acres
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

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Spindletop Field and the Lovell Lake Oil Field dominate the northern and western reaches of this Jefferson County landscape, highlighting the petrochemical legacy that shaped the region’s growth. The dense network of pipelines and storage tanks gives way to the burgeoning residential grids of Nederland and Port Acres, which expanded significantly as seen in the later 1970s revisions. Schools like Stephen F Austin High Sch and Little Flower Sch serve as community anchors amid the industrial backdrop of oil wells and refineries.

Water management and transportation define the terrain, from the transit of the Kansas City Southern and Southern Pacific railroads to the winding course of Hillebrandt Bayou. To the south, the environment shifts toward the wetlands of the J D Murphee Wildlife Management Area and the Big Hill Reservoir, where the Taylor Bayou system provides a natural boundary to the industrial development of Port Arthur.