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1961 Map of Sugartown

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Sugartown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The dense pinelands of Kisatchie National Forest dominate the northern portion of this survey, where the landscape is etched by a complex drainage system including Drakes Creek and Whisky Chitto Creek. This Louisiana landscape, straddling the Vernon Parish and Beauregard Parish line, reflects an economy built on timber and gravel extraction, evidenced by numerous Gravel Pits and lookout stations like the Sugartown Lookout Tower.

Settlement patterns follow the creek valleys and the path of the Santa Fe and Colorado Railroad. Communities such as Sugartown and Cravens serve as anchors for a rural network of country churches and family burial grounds, including Wisby Memorial Ch Cem and Smyrna Ch Cem. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade near Pumpkin and the Lone Star Sch provides a tangible look at the shifting infrastructure of these central Louisiana parishes during the mid-twentieth century.