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1947 Map of Sulphur Mines

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

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Sulphur Mines serves as a focal point for this landscape in Calcasieu Parish, where industrial extraction and water management dominate the terrain. The 1930s field examination reveals an intricate network of man-made waterways, including the Irrigation Canal and the Union Sulphur Canal (Abandoned), which crisscross the low-lying areas near the Houston River. These canals and drainage ditches underscore the heavy modification of the wetlands for both agriculture and industry during this era.

Transport routes tell a story of changing economic priorities, from the Kansas City Southern line to the remnants of an Old Logging Railroad. The presence of the Edgerly Oil Field in the southwest corner further emphasizes the region's reliance on natural resource extraction. The map also captures several smaller waterways like Buxton Creek, showing how the natural drainage of the Houston River basin was increasingly managed by civil engineering projects.