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1971 Map of Boyce

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Boyce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

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The Red River cuts a wide, meandering path through this 1970s landscape, defining the boundaries between Rapides, Grant, and Natchitoches parishes. The town of Boyce serves as a central hub on the south bank, surrounded by smaller communities like Kateland, Zimmerman, and Labourne. The river's influence is evident in the extensive Levee system and the presence of numerous oxbow-shaped water bodies including Shagafoot Lake and Boyce Lake.

Genealogists and local historians can find a high density of rural religious and burial sites, such as St Aloysius Cem, Valentine Cem, and Byhum Cem, alongside several family-named churches like Raven Camp Ch and Big Mt Zion. Industrial features of the era are also present, ranging from Gravel Pits and a Rock Quarry to a Pipeline corridor and the Cane River Cutoff Diversion Canal, illustrating the region's managed hydrology and resource extraction.