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1954 Map of Leesville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Leesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The city of Leesville serves as a major hub in this 1950s survey, showing a dense grid of development complete with the War Memorial Hospital, J B Younger Infirmary, and Saint Michaels School. The Kansas City Southern railway cuts a diagonal path across the parish, passing through the northern settlement of Anacoco and the community at Hawthorne. This era reflects a landscape transitioning from rail reliance to a highway-based economy along Route 171.

The western portion of the quadrangle is defined by the complex water system of Anacoco Lake and its many tributaries, including Bayou Anacoco and Prairie Creek. Numerous rural landmarks are documented throughout the timberlands, including Holly Grove Church, Oak Forest Church, and the Smith Cemetery. Several sections of dismantled railroad indicate the shifting industrial footprint of the early twentieth century.