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1957 Map of Grand Cane

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Grand Cane
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Roseneath Plantation and Park Dota Plantation stand as significant landholdings in this pocket of Northwest Louisiana, where the border of Caddo Parish and De Soto Parish cuts through a landscape defined by meandering waterways like Keatchie Bayou and Castor Bayou. The map captures a transition in rural education and social infrastructure, noting the Longstreet Rosenwald School and several abandoned facilities such as the Joseph Grove Sch and Little Rock Sch.

Transportation and industry are marked by the presence of the Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, which facilitated the growth of towns like Keatchie and Grand Cane. The network of country churches—including Smyrna Ch, Israelite Ch, and New Friendship Ch—alongside numerous oil and gas wells, reflects the dual reliance on traditional community structures and the mid-century energy boom that shaped the region's economy.