Keywords: Buffalo Bayou map 1869.jpg en Photograph of a reproduction of a map created by Gail Borden who was commissioned by the Allen brothers to produce a map of the city The Original Plan of Houston shows a city hugging Buffalo Bayou with space reserved for a courthouse churches and schools http //digital lib uh edu/u /p15195coll2 29 University of Houston Digital Library 1869 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely If publishing in print electronically or on a website please use the citation Courtesy of Special Collections University of Houston Libraries To order a higher resolution reproduction see http //info lib uh edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections-archives/request-digital University of Houston Libraries Houston in the 1860s 1869 maps Maps of Houston Buffalo Bayou Houston History of Houston |