1961 Map of Carthage

About this map

Carthage serves as the central hub in this Mississippi landscape, situated at the junction of critical regional waterways and early transit routes. The Pearl River snakes through the center of the sheet, surrounded by an intricate network of oxbows and named sloughs such as Watson Slough and Duck Pond Slough. To the north, the Yockanookany River and Redwater Creek define the drainage of the Government Hills, while the southern reaches transition into the protected timberlands of the Bienville National Forest.