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1932 Map of Boyce SW

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Boyce SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

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Hotwell and the surrounding Rapides Parish landscape appear here as a complex network of bayous, small lakes, and early rural settlements in the early 1930s. The northern portion is defined by the Bayou Cocatriz and several small water bodies including Jackson Lake and Cotile Lake, which drained toward the agricultural lowlands. Evidence of the region's timber and transit history is visible through the Lumber R.R. in the northwest and an Old Railroad Grade further south, illustrating the shift in industrial infrastructure.

Social life in this era was anchored by community institutions like Eastern Charm Sch and Collins Sch, alongside numerous churches such as Evening Star Ch and McNutt Ch. To the south, the establishment of the Kisatchie National Forest begins to dominate the terrain, surrounding the settlement at Gardner and the waters of Valentine Lake, reflecting the transition from private land use to federal conservation in Central Louisiana.