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1967 Map of Percy

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Percy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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The Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge dominates the western portion of this landscape, encompassing a complex network of oxbows and sloughs including Swan Lake, Lizard Lake, and Hools Dump Lake. This wetland environment, characterized by Swan Island and the meandering course of Steele Bayou, illustrates the seasonal flood-plain dynamics of the Mississippi Delta in the late 1960s.

Evidence of deep local history is visible at the Indian Mounds near the Canaan Hill Cem. Human settlement is concentrated along the higher ground near the Illinois Central railroad on the eastern edge, where the community of Percy is located. Small rural centers like Hampton, Woodside, and Grace are connected by local roads, while numerous country churches such as Mt Marah Ch and Shady Grove Ch serve the dispersed agricultural community. The presence of multiple private landing strips, such as Tonnar Airfield and Eifling Farms Airport, reflects the importance of aerial application in the region's mid-century farming operations.