1908 Map of Lake Cormorant

About this map

The Mississippi River's changing path defines this region, where Old River and various sloughs reveal the shifting alluvial landscape at the Tennessee state line. Surveyed in 1908, the map documents a transition from river-based commerce at Norfolk Landing to the railroad-driven economy centered around Lake Cormorant. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley (Tutwiler Branch) railroad runs north-south, connecting the community of Glover and providing a vital link for the agricultural lands reclaimed by the Tallahatchie Drainage Commission. Small interior settlements such as Norfolk and Blue Goose are visible alongside local landmarks like the Morning Star Church. The complex network of waterways, including Dead Nigger Slough and Fish Lake, illustrates the drainage challenges and the natural environment of the Delta before modern large-scale flood control altered the basin.