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1952 Map of Turtle Bay

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Turtle Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Camp Hulen dominates the eastern shoreline of Turtle Bay in this coastal Texas survey, capturing a landscape defined by its intricate aquatic interfaces. The map documents the complex boundary lines where Jackson, Matagorda, and Calhoun counties meet amidst the salt marshes and tidal flats. Inland, the terrain is marked by a network of drainage channels such as Fivemile Draw and Reed Creek, which feed into the larger expanses of Tres Palacios Bay and Matagorda Bay.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure appears in the Palacios Municipal Airport and the Radio Range Station, while the western shore of Carancahua Bay shows the El Campo Club and a lone Flowing Well. The coastal geography is further detailed by features like the Lund Matagorda Shell Beach and the precarious navigation of Carancahua Pass, providing a technical view of the Gulf Coast environment before later 20th-century developments.