Oyster Creek Quadrangle: Texas-Brazoria Co.

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Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, including boundaries, water bodies, roads, and landmarks, showing Bastrop Beach, Bastrop Bayou, Austin Bayou, Little Slough, Big Slough, Bethel Ch., Hoskins Cem., Clute Road, Oyster Creek, Missouri Pacific, Hoskins Mound, Freeport Road, Mims, Square Island Lake, Stratton Ridge, Pharr, Salt Bayou, Salt Lake, Evergreen Ch., Round Lake, Chubb Lake, Stubblefield Lake, Shank Lake, Hudgens Cem., Slough Ridge, Dutch Lake, Essex Bayou, and Slop Bowl. Relief shown by contours and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000

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1 map : col. ; 58 x 51 cm.

Creation Information

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 1959.

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  • Geological Survey (U.S.)
    Publisher Info: Published for civil use by the Geological Survey.
    Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.

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  • Main Title: Oyster Creek Quadrangle: Texas-Brazoria Co.
  • Added Title: Oyster Creek, Tex.

Description

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, including boundaries, water bodies, roads, and landmarks, showing Bastrop Beach, Bastrop Bayou, Austin Bayou, Little Slough, Big Slough, Bethel Ch., Hoskins Cem., Clute Road, Oyster Creek, Missouri Pacific, Hoskins Mound, Freeport Road, Mims, Square Island Lake, Stratton Ridge, Pharr, Salt Bayou, Salt Lake, Evergreen Ch., Round Lake, Chubb Lake, Stubblefield Lake, Shank Lake, Hudgens Cem., Slough Ridge, Dutch Lake, Essex Bayou, and Slop Bowl. Relief shown by contours and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000

Physical Description

1 map : col. ; 58 x 51 cm.

Notes

"United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey."

"Control by USC&GS and TVA. Topography from aerial photographs by multiplex methods and by planetable surveys 1942-1943. Aerial photographs taken 1942. Polyconic projection. 1927 North American datum. 10,000-foot grid based on Texas coordinate system, south central zone. 1000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks, zone 15, sown in blue."

"Interior - Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. - 1959. M R-4911."

"Oyster Creek, Tex. N2900-W9515/7.5. 1943."

"A folder describing topographic maps and symbols is available on request."

"Contour interval 5 feet. Datum is mean sea level."

"This map complies with national map accuracy standards."

Polyconic proj. (W 95 degrees 2230"--W 95 degrees 15/N 29 degrees 00--N 29 degrees 00').

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307001948438
  • Accession or Local Control No: 3.A.9
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493638

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection

Historic topographic maps of locations in Texas and surrounding states. The detailed maps include precise locations of roads, waterways, structures and more.

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  • 1959

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 8:47 a.m.

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  • Oct. 8, 2014, 11:37 a.m.

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Oyster Creek Quadrangle: Texas-Brazoria Co., map, 1959; Washington, D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493638/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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