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1954 Map of Dowden Creek

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Dowden Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Anacoco anchors the southwest corner of this landscape, situated along the Kansas City Southern railroad line in Vernon Parish. The map reveals a transition from civilian settlement to the restricted lands of the Fort Polk Military Reservation and the Peason Ridge Artillery Range, which dominate the northern and eastern sections. This military presence is underscored by several stretches of dismantled railroad, tracing former logistics routes through the creek-dissected terrain.

Local history is preserved through numerous rural congregations, including Cold Spring Church, Union Grove Church, and Provitts Chapel, which suggest the dispersed social fabric of the area before and during the mid-century expansion of the military base. The geography is defined by a dense network of waterways like West Anacoco Creek and Dowden Creek, which feed into the broader Sabine River basin across the nearby parish line.