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1938 Map of Moro Bay

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Moro Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Ouachita River snakes through the southern reaches of this landscape, its path defined by sharp loops like Stick Bend, Lock Bend, and Grapevine Bend. This 1930s survey reveals a river-centered economy transitioning toward rail, with several critical river access points including Wilmington Landing, Canesville Landing, and Bangs Landing. The terrain is deeply carved by drainage systems like Moro Creek and Champagnolle Creek, which feed into the primary river through a network of sloughs and brakes such as Mayberry Brake and Duncan Brake.

Rural life in the mid-1930s is documented through numerous country schools and churches that served the timber and farming communities. Establishments like Ebenezer Sch, Pigeon Hill Sch, and Union Grove Ch are scattered across the quadrangle, while the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts through the western section. Small settlements like Jersey and Moro Bay stand as local hubs in a landscape otherwise dominated by swamp ridges and bottomlands.