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1952 Map of Doddridge SE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Doddridge SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Red River and Sulphur River converge in this riverine landscape straddling the Arkansas Louisiana border. In the early 1950s, the local economy and transport revolved around these shifting waterways, evidenced by the Spring Bank Ferry and Missionary Ferry crossing points. The floodplain is dotted with numerous backwater features like Blue Hole, Palmer Lake, and the Old Channel McKinney Bayou, showing how the river has moved over time.

Settlement patterns follow the higher ground and river bends, with community life centered at Pleasant Valley, Smithville, and Missionary. Genealogists will find several rural landmarks, including the Stillhouse Sch near Stillhouse Bayou and numerous country churches such as Promised Land Ch and Bethlehem Ch. The map also captures early industrial activity with an Oil Well located near Smithville.