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1939 Map of Mellwood

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Mellwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

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Laconia Circle anchors the Arkansas side of this Mississippi River survey, representing a unique 19th-century levee system designed to protect cotton lands from the river's unpredictable meanders. The landscape is defined by the massive bends of the Mississippi River, creating a series of substantial river features including Island No. 64 and Island No. 66. Along the western bank, the Missouri Pacific railroad serves a string of agricultural landings and small settlements like Mellwood and Ferguson.

On the Mississippi side in Coahoma and Bolivar counties, a dense network of spiritual and educational centers emerges, such as St Pauls Ch & Cem and Booker Sch & Cem. These sites, along with the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail line, reveal the established social fabric of the Delta region during the late 1930s. The presence of Indian Mounds near Jones Bayou adds a layer of ancient human history to this heavily engineered riverine environment.