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1960 Map of Trinity West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Trinity West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Trinity River corridor dominates this landscape, showing the transition of the river valley near Trinity during a period of significant hydraulic change. Purple photorevisions from 1972 illustrate the expansion of Lake Livingston and identify areas subject to controlled inundation, a critical detail for researchers studying the local impact of reservoir development. The town of Trinity is a focal point of infrastructure, where the Missouri Pacific and the Waco Beaumont Trinity and Sabine railroads converge.

Away from the rail lines, the map details the rural character of Walker and Trinity counties, featuring the Smither Prison Farm and Smither Farm. Religious and recreational life is noted through the Mt Olive Ch and Camp Ontologo, while several small water bodies like Mill Pond, Lake Jennifer, and Sentell Lake dot the terrain north of the river. The survey also captures natural drainage patterns from Chalk Creek and Dillard Creek, providing a baseline for the region's mid-century topography.