T.M. Fowler's birdseye map of Childress, Texas in 1890.
| Birdseye view of Childress, Texas | |
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| Date: | 1890 |
| Author: | T.M. Fowler |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (6.8mb) |
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Either Childress, Texas [gmap] was incredibly ambitious with the implementation of their street grid, or J.J. Stoner had the surveyor's plan in his hands and allowed himself to take a few artistic liberties.
For more maps and images from this period in the region's history, visit the Texas State Historical Association.
This is really interesting see the development of Childress, it’s a little sad how it looks kinda abandoned these days. Here are some photos I took in Childress during my last visit there: http://infinitemagicphoto.com/2011/06/urbex-childress-texas/