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1954 Map of Port Arthur

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Port Arthur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The coastal wetlands and industrial centers of the Texas-Louisiana border emerge in detail across this 1954 survey. Port Arthur stands as the primary urban anchor, situated at the confluence of the Neches River and the expansive Sabine Lake. The landscape to the east is dominated by vast marshlands and migratory waterfowl refuges, including the Sabine Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge and the Rockefeller Wild Life Refuge and Game Preserve.

A network of natural ridges and man-made structures defines the human footprint here, such as the Front Ridge and the Catfish Point Control Structure, which was noted as under construction at the time of the survey. Inland, the Southern Pacific railroad connects smaller settlements like Abbeville and Kaplan to the broader regional economy. From the Sabine Pass Lighthouse to the isolated North Island School, the map documents a delicate balance between industrial expansion and the preserved coastal environment of the Gulf South.