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1965 Map of Locust Ridge

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Locust Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Missouri Pacific rail line and a complex network of bayous define this Mississippi River landscape during the mid-1960s. The town of Waterproof serves as a central hub, surrounded by an agricultural pattern of named estates including Arcola Plantation, Newfoundland Plantation, and Winona Plantation. This area in Tensas Parish is heavily influenced by the river's shifting path, evidenced by the Waterproof Cutoff and numerous oxbow features like Lake Bruin and Old Bed Lake.

Cultural landmarks are concentrated along the ridges, where numerous small congregations and cemeteries are documented. Features such as China Grove Ch, Maryland Ch, and Spring Hill Ch point to the community centers of the era. The presence of Indian Mounds near Shady Grove and Indian Mound further north indicates the deep human history of this floodplain long before the establishment of settlements like Locust Ridge and Goldman.