Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Map |
Catalog Number |
2009.012c.0001 |
Title |
Map - Freeport Harbor Texas - Proposed Modification of Brazos River Channel |
Search Terms |
Brazos Lighthouse Brazos River Brazos River Jetties Coast Guard East Union Bayou Freeport harbor Freeport Sulphur Co. Freeport townsite Government Printing Office GPO Gulf of Mexico Houston and Brazos Valley Railway Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Map Prominent features: Quintana townsite Seaboard & Gulf Co. Shoreline Stauffer Chemical Plant Surfside townsite U.S. Coast Guard Velasco townsite War Department |
Scope & Content |
Map - Freeport Harbor Texas Proposed Modification of Brazos River Channel Lithograph on thin paper intended for reproduction North arrow: yes North direction: top of map Compass bearings: no Scale: 1:16,000 ------------------------ TRANSCRIPT OF TITLE BLOCK -------------------- FREEPORT HARBOR, TEXAS MODIFICATION OF APPROVED PROJECT BY INCREASING CHANNEL DIMINSIONS In 1 sheet. Scale 1:16,000 U.S. Engineer Office, Galveston, Texaz Submitted by [illegible] Fox, Major, Corp. Engineers District Engineer Transmitted with Review of Report of Brazos River up to Velasco, Tex. Dated 1/20/32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prominent features: - Brazos Lighthouse - Brazos River - Brazos River Jetties - East Union Bayou (not labeled; part of Intracoastal) - Freeport Sulphur Co. Oil Dock - Freeport Sulphur Co. Sulphur Dock - Freeport townsite - Gulf of Mexico - Houston & Brazos Valley Railway (no longer extant). - HV&BR (no longer extant) - Intracoastal Canal - Quintana townsite - Seaboard & Gulf Co. Wharf - Shoreline as of June 1931 - Stauffer Chemical Plant - U.S. Coast Guard office - Velasco townsite |
Subjects |
Brazos Lighthouse Brazos River Brazos River Jetties Coast Guard East Union Bayou Freeport harbor Freeport Sulphur Co. Freeport townsite Government Printing Office GPO Gulf of Mexico Houston & Brazos Valley Railway HV&BR Intracoastal Canal Map Prominent features: Quintana townsite Seaboard & Gulf Co. Shoreline Stauffer Chemical Plant Surfside townsite U.S. Coast Guard Velasco townsite War Department |
Date |
1932 |
Dates of Creation |
January 1932 |
Extent of Description |
Paper: 25" wide x 18" high Image: 24" wide x 16"high |
Collection |
BCHM |
Accession number |
2009.012c |
Other number |
1-8-83 |
Source |
BCHM |
Credit line |
BCHM |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Catalog date |
2009-03-24 |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Condition |
Fair |
Condition date |
2009-03-24 |
Imagefile |
023\2009.012c.0001.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Classification |
Documentary Artifact |
Received date |
03/24/2009 |