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1956 Map of Beckwith School

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Beckwith School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Beckwith Sch serves as a central landmark for this rural portion of Beauregard Parish, where the timber industry has left a permanent mark on the landscape. The geography is defined by an extensive network of timber extraction routes, including the Old Logging Railroad Grade and numerous unnamed logging paths that weave between the primary drainage systems of Barnes Creek and Hickory Branch. These grades illustrate the era of intensive lumbering in the Louisiana pine forests, connecting remote areas to the broader market via the Kansas City Southern rail line.

Small settlements like Carson, Tulla, and Bannister are situated along these transportation corridors, reflecting the localized development of the mid-20th century. Roadways such as State Highway No 104 and St Hy No 285 provide the modern framework for the region, while older thoroughfares like the Old Road suggest earlier patterns of movement through the piney woods and across water features like Cowpen Creek and Potcy Branch.