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1924 Map of Waco 4-c

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Waco 4-c
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The Brazos River carves a massive oxbow known as The Big Bend just north of the city center, defining the landscape of this Central Texas river valley in the mid-1920s. On the southern banks, the urban grid of Waco is clearly established, featuring the Cotton Palace grounds and a dense network of streets that transition into outlying settlements like East Waco and Alta Vista. Transportation is dominated by the convergence of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad and the St Louis Southwestern and Kansas City Railway, which supported the region's agricultural and transit economy.

Rural life is marked by several river crossings and small communities along the North Bosque River and South Bosque River, including Bosqueville and Speegleville. Notable landmarks such as Cameron Park and Emmons Cliff overlook the water, while the Whitehall Church serves the rural population to the southwest. This survey, conducted by Robert Muldrow and others for the Board of Water Engineers, captures the area before modern reservoir development changed the flow of these tributaries.