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1952 Map of Fouke NE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Fouke NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

McKinney Bayou winds through the riverine lowlands of southern Miller County, defining a landscape shaped by the shifting course of the Red River. The map reveals a transition from the elevated terrain of Wolf Mountain and Krause Hill down to the expansive Lost Prairie. Local life in the early 1950s centered around small rural hubs like Artex, Hervey, and Dooley, with social foundations established at Troy Ch and the Hervey Sch.

Industrial activity is evident through the presence of scattered Oil Wells and a network of pipelines, while the St Louis Southwestern railroad skirts the southern edge of the survey. The area is marked by numerous oxbow features and former river channels, including First Old River Lake and Second Old River Lake, which indicate the historical volatility of the nearby river system along the Hempstead and Miller County border.