1961 Map of Ferriday

About this map

The Tensas River and the sweeping bends of the Mississippi River define the intricate hydrology of Concordia Parish in the early 1960s. At the center of the local economy, Ferriday shows its growing residential grid and proximity to Vidal Lake, while the Missouri Pacific railroad connects it to the northern rail junction at Clayton. The landscape is a complex network of oxbow lakes and wetlands, including Black Lake, Bee Lake, and Shanty Lake, which speak to the historical shifts of the river system.