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[Original Platmap of the City of Palestine, TX]
In 1846 the Texas Legislature created Palestine to serve as seat for the newly established Anderson County. James R. Fulton, Johnston Shelton and William Bigelow were hired by the first Anderson County commissioners to survey the surrounding land and lay out a town site, consisting of a central courthouse square and the surrounding 24 blocks.
[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]
Sketch of land leased from the City of Laredo by the United States Government for use of the U. S. Army stationed at Fort McIntosh.
Plano de los Dos Laredos
Plat of the 'two Laredos' (Laredo, Texas and New Laredo, Mexico) from January 1881. The map appears to be a cadastral map with numbered (and lettered) lots in both cities, likely showing ownership. Some streets are labeled as well as Fort McIntosh (noted as a "U.S. Military Reservation") in Laredo and the Campo de Marte in Nuevo Laredo.
Re-Survey of Dart Tract in the W.H. Jack League, Galveston Co. Texas, 1914.
Re-Survey of Dart Tract in the W.H. Jack League, July 1914. West Hitchcock subdivision. Points of interests include: A. H. Henck land, Highland Bayou, A. Calagui land, Sante Fe Rail Road. "Filed for record Sept. 10th 1917 at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Recorded September 19th, 1917 at 4 o'clock P.M. Geo F. Burgess, Clerk by J. F. Johnston Deputy."
U. S. Cavalry detachments and bases of army pilots on or near the U.S.-Mexico border, 1918-1919. Map
Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map that identifies towns where Cavalry units were stationed on the border from El Paso to Del Rio in 1918 and 1919. An inset shows locations of the three U. S. Military District headquarters (Rockwell Field, California; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Kelly Field, Texas) for the pilots patrolling the border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.
[Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border from El Paso to Van Horn, Texas]
Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing the border area between Texas and Mexico from El Paso, Texas (left) to Van Horn, Texas (right). Several towns, forts, roads, and geographic features are marked primarily on the Texas side of the map. A note in the bottom-left corner of the map says "Where the Rio Grande becomes the U.S. & Mexico boundary, and flows towards the Big Bend District. It makes 1,260 miles of the international border. Much of the early history of the south-west was made along the Rio Bravo (Rio Grande) by the Spaniards. Their route was through "El Paso del Norte" the Pass of the North. This section of the border was very active during the "Border Trouble Days" of 1916 to 1920."
[Map of Magnolia, Texas]
Hand-drawn map of Magnolia, Texas showing the town's major roads, buildings, and landmarks.
[Map of Highway #58, Deed Record #464]
Deed record #464, Galveston County, Map of Highway #58, a James R. Pace Survey.
[Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock]
Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock. Grant E. Davis, surveyor
[Map of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Properties]
Plat showing the 1951 survey of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company properties in Laredo, Texas. In the lower-left corner, there is a legal statement made by the surveyor attesting to the accuracy of the map. Scale 1:240
[Survey of Webb County]
Survey of the Southern part of Webb County noting geographic features as well as some man-made constructions (railroads, highways, pipelines, windmills, etc.). Scale 1:48,000
[Map of Greater Galveston County, 1954]
1954 Map of Greater Galveston County, donated to the Genevieve Miller Public Library by Ben K. Peek Real Estate. Points of interest include: Algoa, Hitchcock, LaMarque, Texas City, Boliver, Deer Islands, Offats Bayou, Pelican Project, Galveston, San Leon, Bacliffe, Dickinson Bayou, Moses Lake, Dollar Bay, April Fool Point, and an Industrial Water Canal.
[Plat of Dellanera Subdivision, Hitchcock 1954]
1954 Plat of the Dellanera subdivision of Hitchcock, Texas. Signatures on plat include: Paul A. Milligan, Surveyor; G. Dellanera; Juila Dellanera; Dorothy B. Ranson, public notary; D. V. De Pasquale, County Engineer; R. W. Poliner, County Commissioner; Irwin P. Dantino, County Judge; Jack W. Callahan, County Attorney; John R. Platte, County Clerk; Gertrude McKenna.
[Survey Map of Webb County]
Survey map of 19.73 acre tract in the Northwest corner of "porcion" 28, Webb County, Texas. Scale 1:2,400
[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Highland Bayou, Greenwood]
Map of subdivision in Hitchcock Texas. Streets: Highland, Bayou, Sunny Circle, Meadow Lane, Greenwood. H. L. and P. Map.
[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Oak Ridge, Burgess, Palmetto, etc.]
Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Oak Ridge, Burgess, Palmetto, Magnolia, Henckel, Barry, Oleander, Hwy. 6. H. L. and P. map.
[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Oak, Temple]
Map of Oak and Temple subdivisions in Hitchcock. H. L. and P. Map.
[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: West Neville, S. McArthur, Stewart, Schiro]
Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: West Neville, S. McArthur, Stewart, Schiro. H. L. and P. Map.
[Map of Alta Loma and Arcadia]
Map of Alta Loma and Arcadia (proposed water district).
[Map of Galveston, West Bay and surrounding area]
[Map of Galveston, West Bay and surrounding area]
[Map of Hitchcock, 1962]
Map of Hitchcock, Texas, 1962. Distributed by the Chamber of Commerce.
[Map of Army Supply Routes in Big Bend, Texas 1916-1921]
Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing ranches in Presidio County, Texas with a list of water stops and camp sites on the ranches made available to U. S. Army troops stationed in the Big Bend District between 1916 and 1921.
[Map of Hitchcock]
Map of Hitchcock donated by Ben Peek Real Estate. Places indicated on map include: Monsanto, Pan American Refinery, Texas City Chemical, Lamarque, Galco Country Club, Carbide Park, Camp Wallace, Tin Smelter.
[Map of Hitchcock]
Map of Hitchcock.
[Map of the Lower Part of Brewster County, Texas 1916-1930]
Reproduction of a hand-drawn map of part of Brewster County, Texas in the Big Bend region. It includes several annotations and identifies families and ranches in lower Brewster County Texas between 1916 and 1930, WWI quicksilver mines, and provides information on the Glenn Springs Raid of 1916.
[Map of the Overland Route of the Camels in the U.S. 1857-1858]
Reproduction of a map showing the route of the U.S. Army camel train (under the direction of Lieutenant E. F. Beale) surveying for a wagon route from Texas to California along the 35th Parallel to test the feasibility of using camels as military pack animals. The map has annotations and shows the relationship to U. S. Route 66.
[Map of the Pershing Expedition: March 15, 1916]
Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing routes the U. S. troops took into Mexico on the expedition of 1916 led by General John J. Pershing. Notes the pack train and wagon train routes as well as infantry routes, and the Expedition headquarters at Dublan Mexico.
[Map of Trading Posts in Big Bend, Texas 1916-1930]
Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing trading posts on the Rio Grande River from El Paso to Eagle Pass, Texas. It includes two lists: "Trading Posts on the Texas Side of the Big Bend in 1916-30" and "Settlements in the Juarez Area." It also has notes near the bottom of the map that say "The trade area was an 80 mile radius from the Rio Grande. Several days travel by burro or horse. Most towns or villages shown were in the news during the border trouble days" and "Most of this part of Mexico and the Big Bend Country is rough mountains.
[Map of United States indicating trade winds and major rail lines]
Map indicates trade winds affecting Texas, and rail road lines linking Texas with midwestern and eastern United States
[Our Lady of Lourdes map, with Arcadia, Alta Loma and Lamarque]
Map of Galveston County area. Points of interest include: Algoa, Algoa Oil Field, Arcadia, Alta Loma, Franks Oil Field, Highland Bayou, Our Lady of Lourdes, Cloud Bayou, Willow Bayou, Highland Bayou, Alta Loma Oil Field, Greens Lake Oil Field, Karankawa Lake, Hitchcock Oil Field, Texas City Junction, La Marque.
Overland troop movements, 1916-1935. Map
Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map of the Texas/Mexico border showing line of forts from El Paso to Brownsville. Includes chart of mileages between Texas forts, listing of old forts in Texas still active in 1935, information about cavalry speeds and auxiliary units, and inset of U.S./Mexico border showing line of forts from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
Raid on Columbus, New Mexico and the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916-1917. Map
Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing details of raid on Columbus, New Mexico on 9 March 1916 with inset plat of the town, list of "Raider's Objectives," and short summary of the U. S. Army Punitive Expedition into Mexico that followed.
Routes of the historical cavalry overland marches of 1916. Map
Charts routes of the units of the U. S. Army that entered Mexico in 1916 and gives details about the units and miles traveled.
Supply routes to troops in the Big Bend District of Texas 1916-1920. Map
In addition to Army supply routes, shows locations of mines, ranches, and farms in the Big Bend between 1916 and 1920.
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