1960 Map of Basile
USGS Topo · Published 1972About this map
Bayou Nezpique winds through the heart of this coastal prairie landscape, forming the boundary between Allen and Jefferson Davis Parishes and Evangeline and Acadia Parishes. The region’s economic life in the mid-20th century is clearly defined by the intersection of traditional agriculture and a burgeoning petroleum industry, with extensive drilling operations like the Tepetate Oil and Gas Field and Evangeline Oil and Gas Field dotting the countryside. Transport networks, including the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, connect established settlements such as Elton and Basile.
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