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1961 Map of Slidell

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Slidell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Slidell and the smaller community of Allison anchor this north Texas landscape, where the rolling prairies meet the headwaters of the Trinity River system. The drainage pattern is a defining characteristic of this area, with Denton Creek, Black Creek, and North Pecan Creek cutting through the terrain. These waterways shaped the early road network and settlement patterns of Wise County and Denton County long before modern highways.

Evidence of local industry and rural life is scattered throughout the survey, from the Gravel Pits north of Black Creek to the isolated Drill Hole and the historic Greenwood Cem in the northwest. This 1961 edition, with revisions from 1976 aerial photography, documents the transition of these small ranching and agricultural communities as they maintained their traditional footprints while seeing the slow introduction of modern infrastructure.