1916 Map of Swanson

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Warren Ranch anchors this early twentieth-century survey of Harris County, situated just east of the Harris Co Waller Co Boundary Line. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Cypress Creek and the notable elevation of Wolf Hill, which rises above a terrain scattered with numerous depressions and small water bodies. Transportation through this rural corridor relied on the Southern Pacific System (Houston and Texas Central RR) and the intersecting Hockley and Katy Road, which connected the remote livestock and agricultural operations to the growing markets of the Gulf Coast. The presence of Freemans Dam on Bear Creek suggests early efforts at water management in a region where seasonal flow and drainage were central to land use and ranching viability.