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1960 Map of Trinity West

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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The Trinity River serves as the winding centerpiece of this landscape, marking the natural boundary between Walker and Trinity Counties. In the early 1960s, the development of Lake Livingston began to transform the river valley, with purple photorevisions from 1972 showing the extent of controlled inundation along the shorelines. The town of Trinity sits at a critical junction of the Missouri Pacific and the Waco Beaumont Trinity and Sabine railroads, reflecting a period when rail transport still defined the local economy and timber industry near Mill Pond. South of the river, the institutional presence of Smither Prison Farm and Smither Farm dominates the terrain, while the local community is anchored by landmarks like Mt Olive. Numerous smaller water bodies like Lake Jennifer and Sentell Lake dot the hills, illustrating the managed water resources of East Texas during this era of infrastructure growth.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1960
Date Published1974
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions23.1 x 27 inches

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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain