
Texas City and La Marque stand as industrial and residential anchors along the western shore of Galveston Bay in the mid-1950s. This survey captures a landscape defined by the convergence of heavy industry and coastal geography, marked by extensive rail systems like the Texas City Terminal and the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe. The map details the vital connection to the mainland via the Galveston Causeway, linking to the northern tip of Galveston Island at Virginia Point.
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3 editions found
1929 · Dickinson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Karankawa Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Hitchcock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Virginia Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Texas City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1930 · Galveston
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1931 · Lake Como
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1932 · Dickinson
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Texas City
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Bolivar Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000