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1957 Map of Goldonna

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Goldonna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Dugdemona River winds through this central Louisiana landscape, marking a terrain defined by deep pine woods and a network of parish boundaries including Bienville Parish, Winn Parish, and Natchitoches Parish. The settlement of Goldonna sits at the junction of the Southern Pacific railroad and an Old Railroad Grade, illustrating the region's historical reliance on timber and rail transport. The map reveals a high density of rural institutions that served these logging and farming communities, from the Shady Grove Sch to numerous churches like Carolina Ch, Morning Star Ch, and Mill Creek Ch.

Within the boundaries of the Kisatchie National Forest, the map captures the transition of the land in the mid-1950s. While some structures like the Pleasant Ridge Sch were already marked as abandoned, others like the Lookout Tower near Saline and the Gaging Sta on the Dugdemona indicate active forest management and hydrological monitoring. Smaller water bodies such as Brewer Pond and Browns Lake punctuate the drainage basins of Saline Bayou and Bear Creek.