1957 Map of Moss Bluff
USGS Topo · Published 1965About this map
Calcasieu River dominates this landscape as it meanders through the wetlands north of Lake Charles, creating a complex system of bayous, cutoffs, and bends. In the late 1950s, the area shows a distinct transition from the river-bottom swamps of Sam Houston State Park to the emerging upland settlements of Moss Bluff and Topsy. The map records an economy driven by the Iowa Oil and Gas Field, with numerous oil and gas wells, sludge pits, and pumping stations dotting the eastern plains. Local life is anchored by family-named landmarks and institutions like Moss Bluff School and several small burial grounds, including Ritchie Cemetery and Birdsnest Cemetery. Transportation is defined by the Southern Pacific railroad and early industrial corridors like Goldsmith Grade, which cut through the pine and marshland to support the region's resource extraction.
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Editions of this 1957 Moss Bluff Map
3 editions found
Historical Maps of Lake Charles Through Time
10 maps found
1935 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1955 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1957 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1994 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA