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Reconnoissance soil survey of the central Gulf coast area of Texas (open access)

Reconnoissance soil survey of the central Gulf coast area of Texas

Soil survey of twelve counties on the central part of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The counties are Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Aransas, Refugio, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Wharton, Dewitt, and Karnes. Text describes the area, climate, soils, agriculture, irrigation, and drainage of these counties.
Date: December 20, 1911
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, reconnoissance survey, central Gulf coast sheet

Map displays soil types along with bayous, creeks, rivers, swamps, towns, counties, roads, railroads, and experiment stations.
Date: December 20, 1911
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History