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1953 Map of Southton

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Southton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Brooks Air Force Base and the historic mission corridor dominate this mid-century landscape south of San Antonio. The map details a transition from the urbanizing edge of the city to the fertile bottomlands along the San Antonio River. Significant cultural landmarks are documented here, including the San Jose Mission, Mission San Jose de Capistrano, and the Espada Mission & Cemetery.

Beyond the missions, the map reveals the industrial and institutional character of the era, from the runways of Stinson Field to the Yturri Oil Field and Southton Oil Field. Water management is evident through the expansive Mitchell Lake and smaller bodies like Cassin Lake and Blue Wing Lake. Transportation networks are well-defined, showing the paths of the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads alongside community anchors like Southton and various parish churches such as St Ann Ch.