
The meandering Mississippi River dictates the landscape on the border of Louisiana and Mississippi, creating complex oxbows and rich alluvial terrain. Settlements like Millikin and Shelburn sit behind a network of protective embankments, including Levee Rd, which separates the productive fields from the river's dynamic flow. The map illustrates a landscape of agricultural utility and historical memory, marked by numerous rural burial grounds such as Jerusalem Cem and King Solomon Cem.
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1909 · Baxter Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1909 · Lake Providence
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1909 · Wilsons Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1909 · Millikin
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1909 · Ashton Bridge
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1911 · Lake Providence
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1911 · Baxter Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1912 · Ashton Bridge
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1913 · Wilson Point
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1914 · Baxter Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:31,680