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2004 Map of Weches

Name: 2004 Topographic Map of Weches
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2006
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2006

About this map

Mission Tejas State Park anchors the western portion of this East Texas landscape, where the mixed pine and hardwood canopies of the Davy Crockett National Forest meet the winding course of the Neches River. The terrain is defined by its diverse water features, ranging from the oxbow-rich river bottom containing Pearman Lake and Chain Of Lakes to the numerous smaller drainages like Boggy Creek and Box Creek.

Settlement patterns center on Weches and the community of Weeping Mary, with clear markers of local cultural and industrial history such as the St Thomas Chapel, a nearby Cem, and the Indian Mound Nursery. The map reflects a landscape managed for both recreation and resource extraction, evidenced by the Neches Bluff (Hunt Camp) and several scattered pipelines that cross the dense forest and creek beds of the Cherokee and Houston county line.