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1974 Map of Birds Creek

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Birds Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Fort Polk Military Reservation dominates this 1974 landscape in Vernon Parish, showing the intensive infrastructure of the base alongside the natural terrain of the Kisatchie National Forest. The map reveals a dense network of specialized military landmarks, including Roosevelt Towers, McNair Tower, and Buckner Tower, connected by a series of restricted routes like Artillery Road and Whisky Road. These features reflect the mid-century expansion of training grounds in Louisiana.

Legacy family sites and rural history are preserved in the form of the Watson Cem and Mill Creek Cem, which remain within the forest and reservation boundaries. Traces of previous industrial activity appear through an Old Railroad Grade and several Gravel Pits. The drainage of the region is defined by the Whisky Chitto Creek and Birds Creek, while artificial bodies of water such as Infantry Lake and Engineer Lake serve as functional markers of the military's presence.