1929 Map of Texas City

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Texas City serves as the industrial and urban anchor of this coastal survey, displaying an emerging street grid and harbor facilities on the shores of Galveston Bay. In the late 1920s, this portion of Galveston County was defined by its relationship with the water and the railroads, with the Southern Pacific and the Galveston Houston Electric lines providing critical transit through settlements like Lamarque and San Leon Sta. The intricate shoreline is punctuated by notable landmarks such as April Fool Point, Miller Point, and Dollar Point, which frame the shallow reaches of Moses Lake and Dollar Bay. A unique geological detail includes several areas marked as Gas Bumps near the coast, suggesting the subterranean pressures that would become central to the region's energy economy. Further north, the coastal community of Clifton By the Sea and the original townsite of San Leon illustrate the early development of the Galveston bayfront before mid-century expansion.