1914 Map of Nicholson

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The Louisiana Mississippi Boundary Line snakes through a complex network of bayous and river channels in this 1914 tactical survey. Defined by the winding course of the Pearl River, the landscape is dominated by the sprawling Honey Island and its surrounding wetlands. Civil infrastructure is sparse but strategic, concentrated around the New Orleans Northeastern RR and various timber operations. The map documents the extensive presence of H Weston Lumber Co, with rail spurs and roads like 3 Notch Road and Carver Road penetrating the swampy interior to reach settlements like Logtown and Gainsville. The transition from the dense, water-logged western basins to the slightly higher ground near Westonia and the Jordan River reveals an era when river-based transit and lumber extraction were the primary drivers of settlement in the region.