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1954 Map of Rockport

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Rockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Live Oak Peninsula anchors this mid-century study of the Aransas County coast, where the urban center of Rockport and the nearby community of Fulton front the shallow waters of Aransas Bay. The landscape is defined by the intersection of water and industry, notably the Fulton Beach Oil Field and Copano Bay Oil Field, which illustrate the post-war energy boom along the Texas Gulf Coast. Navigation and aviation are central to this 1950s environment, evidenced by the Aransas County Airport and the Intracoastal Waterway skirting the eastern reefs.

Local genealogy and settlement history are preserved through sites like the Mc Lester Cem and Rockport Cem, while the surrounding marshlands of Egery Flats and Swan Lake reflect the complex tidal drainage of the Mission River system. The map documents the specific locations of landmarks like the Rockport Mag Sta and the small coastal outposts of Lamar and Bayside before decades of modern hurricane activity and coastal development altered the shoreline.