The exciting history of "The Lone Star State" is highlighted in this map of Texas which appeared in National Geographic in March 1986. Filled with special inset maps and notes detailing historical periods, this map represents Side Two of a two-map set in the "Making of America" series. The 1986 Texas map Side 2 features: • A historical introduction • Four inset maps showing various periods in Texas history from Spanish frontier to present day • Indian tribes, settlements, trails, missions, forts, and more • Cattle and sheep ranges, cotton producing areas, cropland, oil fields, refineries, high-tech manufacturing, and more • A map illustrating Hispanic population growth in the region • Information on the ethnicities that settled in Texas • Illustrations of historical figures and scenes
Coverage Area: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, eastern New Mexico, northern Coahuila, northeastern Chihuahua, northern Nuevo Leon
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