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1993 Map of Effie

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Effie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Red River cuts a sweeping path through the heart of the central Louisiana landscape, defining the boundaries and the drainage patterns for the communities of Effie and Fifth Ward. This 1993 revision reveals a region where life is oriented around the river's meanders and the many oxbow lakes and bayous it has left in its wake, including Gin Lake, Cannon Lake, and Bordelon Lake. The settlement pattern follows the higher ground near these water bodies, connected by local routes like Louisiana Highway 1195 and 1194.

Local genealogy and history are anchored by numerous country churches and schools, such as Lafargue High Sch and St Winifred Ch. The eastern edge of the quadrangle is dominated by the Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge, marking a significant conservation area along the Prairie Bayou. From the Rays Landing Strip at Egg Bend to the Pierce Cem near Reynolds, the map provides a look at rural Avoyelles Parish during the final decade of the 20th century.