
Mooringsport and Oil City serve as the primary hubs in this northwest Louisiana landscape, which is defined by the complex hydrology of the Red River and Caddo Lake. The terrain is deeply marked by a network of waterways including Twelvemile Bayou and the Soda Lake Bed, alongside human engineering like the Shiftail Canal and Trinity Canal. Transport by water and rail was still vital during the 1940s, evidenced by the Albany Ferry and the Kansas City Southern railroad line crossing through the hills.
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1932 · Bossier SW
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Shreveport SE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Hosston SW
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Hosston SE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Bossier NW
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Shreveport NE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1941 · Forbing
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Waskom
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Kildare
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Caddo Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500