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1910 Map of Mound

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Mound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

The plantation economy and its intricate relationship with the Mississippi floodplain define this 1909 survey of Madison Parish. Dominating the landscape is the Vicksburg Shreveport And Pacific R. R., which parallels the winding course of Walnut Bayou. This corridor is a concentrated string of early 20th-century commerce and agriculture, including the Mexico Store, Blue Front Store, and major agricultural holdings like California Plantation and Alcadone Plantation.

The terrain is heavily shaped by an ancient fluvial system, evidenced by the sprawling, finger-like oxbows of Texas Lake and Sip Lake. The presence of Indian Mounds near Mound Plantation points to even earlier human habitation of these fertile ridges. Numerous spiritual centers, such as Thompson Church and St Johns Church, suggest a well-established rural community organized around the local bayous and the railroad transit line.