1956 Map of Manila
USGS Topo · Published 1956About this map
The Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge dominates this Mississippi County landscape, preserving a vast swampy basin centered on Big Lake and its internal islands like Gun Island and Hog Island. This mid-century survey reveals an intricate drainage system, where an extensive network of numbered ditches, such as Ditch No 11 and Ditch No 21, was engineered to reclaim the fertile bottomlands for agriculture. This transition from wetlands to industrial-scale farming is evidenced by the numerous named agricultural sites, including Simmons Plantation and Vegeth Plantation.
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