
The Colorado River carves a deep path through this landscape, marking the transition between the agricultural river bottoms and the wooded uplands of Fayette County. The settlement at West Point serves as a central hub, where the Southern Pacific and New Orleans and the Missouri Kansas Texas railroads intersect. This rail infrastructure supported a local economy of resource extraction, evidenced by several Strip Mines and Gravel Pits scattered near the river’s bends.
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1885 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1901 · Flatonia
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1904 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1919 · Giddings
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Smithville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Smithville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Seguin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Austin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · La Grange
USGS Topo · 1:62,500