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Soil map, Brown County, Texas

Soil map, Brown County, Texas
Description:

Map displays soil types along with bayous, lakes, rivers, agricultural field stations, refineries, pipelines, power transmission lines, towns, churches, country clubs, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Separate, supplemental chart shows principle characteristics of each soil type.

A polyconic projection, North American datum. "Horizontal control by U.S. G. S. and U. S. C. and G. S. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (Central) system of plane coordinates." With supplemental soil chart, 36 x 35 cm.
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
Location:
Creation Date: 1948-03
Partner(s):
University of North Texas Libraries
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Collection(s):
Texas Soil Surveys
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Creator (Author):
United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
Soil map, Brown County, Texas
Creator (Author):
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Publisher Info:
Place of Publication: Washington
Original Creation Date: 1948-03
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Brown County
Era
Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
The Texas Landscape
From 1933 to 1939
Description:

Map displays soil types along with bayous, lakes, rivers, agricultural field stations, refineries, pipelines, power transmission lines, towns, churches, country clubs, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Separate, supplemental chart shows principle characteristics of each soil type.

A polyconic projection, North American datum. "Horizontal control by U.S. G. S. and U. S. C. and G. S. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (Central) system of plane coordinates." With supplemental soil chart, 36 x 35 cm.
Note:

"Soils surveyed by E. H. Templin, in charge, and I. C. Mowery, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and W. I Watkins, T. W. Glassey and M. W. Beck, U.S. Department of Agriculture." "Surveyed in 1933-39. Series 1939."
Physical Description:

1 map : color ; 118 x 95 cm. ; scale 1 inch = 1 mile
Language: English
Subject(s):
Added Title: Soil map, Texas, Brown County
Partner:
University of North Texas Libraries
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Collection:
Texas Soil Surveys
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Relation: Map is part of Soil survey of Brown County, Texas.
Identifier:
  • OCLC: 4481073 |
  • GOVNO: A 77.514:939/4
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth19740
Resource Type: Map
Format: Image

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