1952 Map of Bradley SE

About this map

Bodcau Bayou and Bodcau Creek dominate this low-lying landscape along the border of Arkansas and Louisiana during the early 1950s. The map illustrates a region transitioning between managed wilderness and industrial extraction, with the State Game Refuge and French park area covering significant territory in the north. To the south, the emergence of the local petroleum industry is evident through numerous Oil Wells clustered near the Lafayette Co Bossier Parish line. Local life centers around the Shiloh Ch, while a complex network of waterways including Walker Creek, Dooley Creek, and Keoun Creek defines the local topography. This survey captures the rural character of the state line before mid-century development further altered the drainage patterns of the Red River valley basin.