1955 Map of Moss Bluff

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The confluence of the Calcasieu River and English Bayou dominates this landscape, where intricate waterways like Bird Island Bay and Watermelon Bay cut through the wetlands north of Lake Charles. The mid-century development of Moss Bluff is visible, with its school and nearby settlements such as Belfield and Ararat oriented along the Southern Pacific railroad line. This survey, photorevised in the 1970s, captures the transition from rural swamp and bayou country into an expanding suburban and industrial fringe. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including the Goos Cem, Bagdad Cem, and Birdsnest Cem. Large tracts of land remain preserved within Sam Houston State Park, while the urban reach of Goosport pushes north toward Bridge Junction.