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1956 Map of Tyler

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Tyler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Sabine River dominates this mid-century portrait of Northeast Texas, winding through a landscape defined by an extensive network of man-made reservoirs and bustling regional hubs. Compiled from surveys dating back to 1939 and revised in the late 1970s, the map reveals the post-war industrial and transportation infrastructure of the Piney Woods. Growing urban centers like Tyler, Longview, and Marshall are connected by the newly established Interstate 20 corridor and historic rail lines including the Texas and Pacific Railway.

Evidence of the era's military and economic activity is visible at the Longhorn Ordnance Works near Caddo Lake, while the emergence of major water projects such as Lake O' the Pines and Lake Tawakoni highlights the region's mid-century hydrological transformation. Smaller communities like Kilgore and Gladewater stand as markers of the East Texas oil boom's enduring footprint on the settlement pattern.