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1947 Map of Pine Island

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Pine Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Langley Marsh dominates the northwestern portion of this 1947 survey, where the low-lying prairie landscape of Jefferson Davis Parish meets the complex drainage systems of south Louisiana. The map reveals a transition between rural agriculture and early aviation infrastructure, notably featuring an Emergency Landing Field in the western section. Small-scale settlements and rural hubs like Pine Island are connected by a dense grid of state roads, including State Highway No 718 and State Highway No 105.

Water management and property lines are central to this landscape, with East Bayou Lacassine winding through the southern sections near the Welsh City Boundary. The inclusion of the Meadow Prairie Sch provides a specific point of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking the mid-century development of these prairie communities before later modernization altered the rural school system.