
Agricultural development and early irrigation systems define this 1929 survey of the Rio Grande Valley. The town of Santa Rosa serves as a primary hub at the intersection of the Southern Pacific RR and the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico RR, illustrating the critical role of rail transport in the regional economy. The landscape is marked by a transition from large, established cattle estates like Santa Rita Ranch and El Grullo Ranch to a grid of irrigation canals and roads that supported the area's emerging citrus and vegetable industries.
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1929 · Harlingen
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · La Feria
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1932 · Combes
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Harlingen
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1933 · Santa Rosa
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1936 · La Feria
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1953 · Brownsville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · San Perlita South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Santa Rosa
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Willamar SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000