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1959 Map of Harrisonburg

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Harrisonburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Ouachita River meanders through this portion of central Louisiana, forming a complex hydrologic network where it meets the Boeuf River and Little River. In the late 1950s, the landscape around the parish seat of Harrisonburg was defined by this winding waterway and the dramatic elevations of the Chalk Hills and Dan Hills. Numerous oxbow lakes and bayous, such as Horseshoe Lake and Onemile Bayou, indicate a dynamic river system that shaped local settlement patterns and transportation.

Genealogical interest is found in the distribution of family-named landmarks and rural congregations, including Stafford Point Ch and Catahoula Ch. Significant cultural sites like the Indian Mounds near the confluence of Rawson Creek and the river point to a long history of human habitation on these bluffs. Small communities such as Duty and Enterprise serve as anchors in an area where the timber and gravel industries, represented by several Gravel Pits, utilized the unique geology of the Sicily Island region.