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1935 Map of Philipp

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Philipp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

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Tallahatchie River bottomlands dominate this mid-1930s landscape, where a complex network of bayous and oxbow lakes like Hampton Lake and Fish Lake reveal the shifting hydrology of the Delta. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad provides a straight north-south spine through the alluvial plain, connecting settlements such as Locopolis and Philipp. This era shows a densely settled rural society organized around small community hubs, evidenced by numerous schools and churches including the Rosenwald Sch and St Mark Ch.

The terrain transitions sharply in the east toward the bluff hills near Cascilla, where the flat cypress brakes give way to the more dissected uplands of Dogwood Flat. Notable social landmarks of the period include the Tallahatchie Boy Scout Camp and the Paynes Cem, while the industrial footprint of the time is marked by extensive river engineering, including the Levee systems and major crossings like the Gentry Ford Bridge.