1961 Map of Umbrella Point

About this map

Trinity Bay dominates this coastal landscape, where the shoreline of Chambers County meets a significant offshore extraction economy in the early 1960s. The map illustrates a transitional zone where marshy points like Pt Barrow and Umbrella Pt extend into the water, surrounded by the submerged infrastructure of the Trinity Bay Oil Field and Fishers Reef Oil Field. Dozens of offshore gas and oil wells dot the bay, connected by underwater pipelines to the narrow strip of land along the Tri-City Beach Rd.