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1998 Map of Hickory

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Hickory
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of eastern St. Tammany Parish are defined here by the winding channels of the West Pearl River and the Bogue Chitto River. This 1998 survey illustrates the complex hydrology of the river basin, featuring numerous sloughs and bayous including Maple Slough, Ernest Slough, and Lacombe Bayou. Within the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, the landscape is divided into named landforms such as Holmes Island and Pats Hammock.

Local settlement centers on the community of Hickory and the nearby Florenville. These areas are anchored by small country churches and cemeteries that serve as vital records for genealogists, including Charter Oak Missionary Ch, Evans Creek Cem, and Austin Cem. The presence of the Hickory Lookout Tower and multiple Gravel Pits reflects the area's forest management and extractive history in the late twentieth century.