1956 Map of Logansport

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The Sabine National Forest dominates the southern landscape of this 1950s survey, showing the intricate wetlands and sloughs that define the Louisiana-Texas border. Centered on the town of Logansport, the map reveals a region tied to the Southern Pacific railroad and a burgeoning energy economy, evidenced by the Gas Field near Clement. The 1969 photorevisions, marked in purple, illustrate the dramatic environmental shift as the rising waters of the Toledo Bend Reservoir began to alter the valley floor, submerging older river bends like Wildcat Bend and Tuckers Lake.