1951 Map of Idabel SE

About this map

The Red River floodplain along the Oklahoma and Texas border defines this 1951 landscape, where the shifting river channel has created an intricate network of oxbow lakes and sloughs. Features such as Eagle Bend Cut-off, Forty-one Cut-off, and Dead Man Lake illustrate the dynamic nature of the waterway separating McCurtain County from Red River County. The rural social fabric is visible through numerous community landmarks, including the Idabel Separate Sch, Macedonian Ch, and Spencer Chapel. In the northern portion, the St Louis San Francisco railroad provides a heavy industrial link, while the landscape rises toward Marshall Hill. This era of documentation reveals a high density of local schools like Richland Sch and St Mark Sch, many of which served as the primary gathering points for the surrounding agricultural families.