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1959 Map of Powell

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Powell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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The Corsicana Oil Field dominates this central Navarro County landscape, where pump jacks and drill sites share the rolling plains with traditional cattle ranching. In the late 1950s, the community of Powell served as a key hub along the St Louis Southwestern railroad, supported by nearby rural settlements like Elm Flat and Eureka. To the northwest, the waters of Lake Corsicana are held back by a prominent Spillway, providing recreation at Camp Wanica and a steady water supply for the region.

Evidence of early Texas settlement is scattered throughout the territory, particularly in the form of rural churches and family-linked burial grounds such as Woods Cem and Providence Cem. The map illustrates the transition from primitive water crossings to permanent infrastructure at Anderson Bridge over Chambers Creek, while a network of high-pressure pipelines indicates the industrial intensity of the local petroleum economy during this era.