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1983 Map of Flora

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Flora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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The Kisatchie National Forest dominates this landscape in Natchitoches Parish, where the complex waterways of L'Ivrogne Bayou and Luce Bayou snake through a heavily wooded interior. In the early 1980s, this area was defined by its protected lands, including the Red Dirt National Wildlife Management Preserve and the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area. These designations reflect a region dedicated to conservation and timber management, even as local life centered on small settlements like Flora and Gorum.

Family history is preserved in small, scattered locations such as Weaver Cem, Russell Cem, and Dowden Cem, often located near rural congregations like Antioch Ch. Industrial history is visible along the Missouri Pacific line and an Old RR Grade, which follow the higher ground above the flood-prone margins of Blague Lake and Cypress Bayou. These corridors provided the necessary transport for the local timber economy during the mid-20th century.