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1956 Map of Forest Hill

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Forest Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Kisatchie National Forest and Alexander State Forest dominate this mid-century landscape in Central Louisiana, characterized by a network of bayous and scattered rural settlements. The Missouri Pacific railroad serves as a primary transit corridor, passing through Woodworth and Forest Hill, while an Old Railroad Grade near Melder suggests earlier timber or industrial routes.

Social life is anchored by numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Amiable Ch and Camp Brewer Cem. Educational and military footprints are evident at the St Mark Sch and the expansive U S Air Force Military Reservation in the central portion of the map. In the north, the Valentine Recreational Area and several fire lookouts, including the Hineston Lookout Tower, point to the region's managed timber and recreation economy during the 1950s.