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1986 Map of Leesville

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Leesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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The Toledo Bend Reservoir dominates this mid-1980s landscape, marking the sprawling water boundary between Louisiana and Texas. This massive reservoir system, flanked by the Sabine National Forest and several state recreation areas, indicates a region shaped by major twentieth-century water management and conservation efforts. To the east, the extensive grounds of the Fort Polk Military Reservation and the Peason Ridge State Wildlife Management Area illustrate the significant federal and state footprint on the piney woods of Vernon and Sabine parishes.

Transportation networks are anchored by the Kansas City Southern RR, which connects timber and transit hubs like Leesville and Anacoco. Smaller settlements such as Hemphill, Pineland, and Burkeville on the Texas side, and Florien and Hornbeck in Louisiana, reflect the rural character of the borderlands. The presence of the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve further emphasizes the area's transition into protected wilderness and managed timberlands.