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1925 Map of Robstown

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Robstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

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The Nueces River serves as the dominant geographical boundary in this 1920s survey, separating San Patricio and Nueces counties as it flows into Nueces Bay. The landscape is a complex network of marshy features like Dismero Slough and Tide Lake, contrasting with the burgeoning industrial and agricultural grid expanding from the rail hubs. Robstown appears as a significant junction where the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico intersects with the Texas Mexican line, anchoring the regional economy.

Smaller settlements and rural infrastructure are clearly defined, including the Corpus Christi Pumping Sta at Calallen and several local centers for education such as Riverside School and Tulosa School. The presence of numerous rail sidings and stops like Bullard Siding, Angelita, and Peters illustrates a period of intense rail-dependent growth along the Gulf Coast before the modernization of the highway system redefined the Texas coastal plains.