Childress, TX 1890 Vintage City MapThis vintage map of Childress, Texas was created in 1890 and rendered as a detailed bird's eye view of the young prairie town. This restored edition brings the historic Childress map to life while preserving the original linework and the town's gridded streets, open blocks, scattered residences, and the rail line cutting straight through the heart of the settlement. About This Historic Map Drawn from an elevated bird's eye perspective, this map

the Pacific Ocean

and the hills on the horizon

the trackside signalmen and brakemen

and the memories that keep people connected to Essex

Staunch Seamen

rail and road connections

It captures the orderly streets

This map by the satirical artist John Held Jr

and the outlying farms and homesteads that shaped life around Pittsfield in the 1870s

rolling hills

and the busy waterfront - and the memories that keep neighbors connected to East Boston

It captures the church spires