Texas: Chacon Creek Quadrangle

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Topographic quadrangle map of Chacon Creek in Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, farms and ranches, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500

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1 map : col. ; 45 x 39 cm.

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Kenda, P. & Rehberg, A. 1959.

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  • Kenda, P. Drawn by P. Kenda, Senior Draftsman, 1941.
  • Rehberg, A. A. Rehberg, Jr., Chief Draftsman.

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  • Main Title: Texas: Chacon Creek Quadrangle
  • Added Title: Chacon Creek, Tex.
  • Added Title: Chacon Creek Quadrangle

Description

Topographic quadrangle map of Chacon Creek in Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, farms and ranches, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500

Physical Description

1 map : col. ; 45 x 39 cm.

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"Prepared under the direction of Engineer, Eighth Corps Area, Field Work by Eighth Engineers, 1940. Aerial photography by Air Corps, U.S. Army, 1939. Contours determined by transit vertical angles and stereoscopic examinations of aerial photographs. A. Rehberg Jr., Chief Draftsman. Drawn by P. Kenda, Senior Draftsman, 1941. Polyconic projection, 1927 North American Datum, Horizontal control extended into this map by radial line method from U.S.C. and G.S. triangulation stations and U.S.G.S. primary traverse stations. Vertical control by U.S.C. and G.S., U.S.G.S. and transit vertical angles by Corps of Engineers."

"Interior - Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. - 1959. M R 5092."

"10,000-foot grid based on Texas coordinate system, south central zone, shown in black. 1,000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator gird ticks, zone 14, shown in blue."

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

"Corps of Engineers U.S. Army."

"Chacon Creek, Texas. N2845-W10000/15."

Base map Progressive military map of the U.S., Department of Texas, 1909-10.

Polyconic proj. (W 1001500--W 1000000 /N 290000--N 284500).

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002059235
  • Accession or Local Control No: 1.A.20
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth494160

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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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  • 1959

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 2:40 p.m.

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  • Nov. 7, 2014, 9:33 a.m.

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Kenda, P. & Rehberg, A. Texas: Chacon Creek Quadrangle, map, 1959; [Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth494160/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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