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1947 Map of Foley

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Foley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Missouri Pacific rail lines and the U. S. Highway No 165 anchor this 1940s landscape in Allen Parish, tracing a corridor of development through a region still heavily defined by its timber history. The network of several Old Logging Railroad Grades crisscrossing the terrain indicates the scale of earlier industrial forestry, even as small settlements like Foley and Canton establish themselves along the modern transport routes.

Waterways like the Calcasieu River and Castor Creek wind through the township, providing a natural contrast to the rigid grid of the land lines. Local education and community life are represented by the Pine Sch and a local Cem, which serve the rural residents of small stops such as Guy, Richey, and Ward. This survey, compiled from aerial photography, captures the moment when old logging infrastructure was giving way to permanent homesteads and state-maintained highways.