Texas: Refugio Quadrangle

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Topographic quadrangle map of Refugio, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, ranches and farms, windmills, water bodies, oil fields, borders between counties, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. A quadrangle location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:62,500

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1 map : col. ; 45 x 40 cm.

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Geological Survey (U.S.) 1956.

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  • Main Title: Texas: Refugio Quadrangle
  • Added Title: Refugio Quadrangle
  • Added Title: Refugio, Tex.

Description

Topographic quadrangle map of Refugio, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, ranches and farms, windmills, water bodies, oil fields, borders between counties, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. A quadrangle location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:62,500

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1 map : col. ; 45 x 40 cm.

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"Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey. Control by USGS and USCandGS. Culture and drainage in part compiled from aerial photographs taken 1952. Topography by planetable surveys 1954. Polyconic projection. 1927 North American datum. 10,000-foot grid based on Texas coordinate system, south central zone. Red tinti indicateds areas in which only landmark buildings are shown. All wells are ail wells unless otherwise indicated."

"Contour interval 10 feet. Dotted lines represent 5-foot contours. Datum is mean sea level."

"This map complies with national map accuracy standards."

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

"Interior - Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. - 1956. M R 3179."

"Pleasanton, Texas. N2815-W9715/15."

"United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey."

"15 minute series (topographic)."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002059524
  • Accession or Local Control No: 1.B.32
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493341

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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.

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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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  • 1956

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  • Sept. 13, 2014, 4:30 p.m.

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  • Nov. 11, 2014, 10:27 a.m.

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Geological Survey (U.S.). Texas: Refugio Quadrangle, map, 1956; Washington, D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493341/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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