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2012 Map of Skene

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Skene
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Bogue Phalia and its complex network of drainage ditches define the Delta landscape of Bolivar County in this 2012 survey. The area is characterized by an extensive system of engineered waterways, including Bear Pen Canal, Camp Slough Canal, and numerous numbered channels like Ditch Number Twenty. These water management features represent a century of effort to transform the bottomlands into productive agricultural terrain.

Settlement patterns remain dispersed around central points like Skene, Laughlin, and Litton. Local history is anchored by the Mount Zion Cem on Pentecost Rd. Transportation history is visible through evocative names like Dummy Line Rd, suggesting the paths of former logging or plantation railroads that once moved timber and cotton through the bayous. The map also traces more organic watercourses such as Icy Bayou and Pecan Bayou as they meander between the straightened drainage lines.