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2012 Map of Fairview

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Fairview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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The shifting course of the Mississippi River dominates this 2012 survey, where the boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi is defined by the legacy of the Old River and the engineered Glasscock Cutoff Revetment. The landscape is a mosaic of active petroleum extraction and alluvial agriculture, evidenced by numerous production sites like the Glasscock Island Oil Field, Brabston Oil Field, and Roseland Oil Field. The riverbanks are marked by a series of historic river access points including Ashley Landing, Eureka Landing, and Fairview Landing.

Genealogical interest is found at the Point Pleasant Cemeteries and Ashland Cem, while the treacherous nature of navigation is reflected in names like Dead Mans Bend. The low-lying terrain is protected by an intricate system of levees and dikes, such as the Fritz Island Dikes and the Slocum Levee Rd, which separate the flood-prone bottomlands from small clusters of settlement at Ashland and Crosby.