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1937 Map of Chopin SE

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Chopin SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Logging operations dominate the landscape of the Rapides and Vernon Parish border in the late 1930s. The heavy footprint of timber extraction is visible through an extensive network of infrastructure, including the Logging Railroad and various stretches of Old Logging Railroad beds and grades. In the southwest, the settlement of Jericho sits near the banks of the Red River, while the rural Clifton Sch serves the scattered residents of the interior.

The hydrology of the region is complex, defined by slow-moving waterways such as Cypress Bayou and Comrade Bayou. The map captures a moment when industrial drainage efforts like the Jackson Canal were being used alongside natural features like Dry Prong Indian Creek and Williamson Creek to manage the bottomlands. This unedited advance sheet provides a raw look at the terrain before modern development altered these drainage patterns.