1956 Map of Deadwood

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The Sabine River forms the winding boundary between Texas and Louisiana in this mid-1950s survey, anchoring a landscape defined by small rural communities and extensive energy infrastructure. The Carthage Gas Field dominates the western half of the map, marked by a dense network of pipelines and pumping stations that cut across the local hydrology of Murvaul Creek and Wilkerson Creek. This intersection of industrial growth and rural tradition is evident in the cluster of landmarks near Deadwood, where several family cemeteries and country churches, such as Saint Rest Ch and Bethlehem Ch, remain central to the settlement pattern.