1956 Map of Patroon

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Sabine River bottomlands and the dense pine woods of the Sabine National Forest dominate this mid-century look at the border between Texas and Louisiana. The map reveals a landscape defined by its waterways, where the river winds through complex formations like Silvie Bend and Buzzard Bend, flanked by numerous sloughs and oxbow lakes such as San Patricio Lake and Tiger Lake Slough. In this era before major reservoir development, the natural flow of the river dictates the settlement patterns on both sides of the state line.