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1957 Map of White Rock Lake

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of White Rock Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

White Rock Lake and its surrounding neighborhoods dominate this mid-century portrait of northeast Dallas, just as suburban expansion began to accelerate toward Garland and Mesquite. The map documents a transitional period where established institutions like the Buckner Orphans Home and Grove Hill Memorial Park (Cemetery) sat alongside emerging infrastructure, including the White Rock Airport and the sprawling campus of Adams High Sch.

Rail transport remained vital to the area's layout, with the Southern Pacific and Texas and Pacific lines cutting across the landscape. The survey also captures the educational growth of the era, marking numerous local landmarks such as Reilly Sch, Casa View Sch, and Gaston Jr High Sch. This detailed view from the Geological Survey illustrates the conversion of former rural outposts like Reinhardt into the dense residential fabric of a modern Texas city.