1976 Map of Sun NW

About this map

Sun and Rio anchor this 1976 orthophotoquad, which captures the rural landscape of Washington Parish through direct aerial imagery rather than traditional topographic illustration. The photograph reveals a complex patchwork of managed timberlands and agricultural clearings typical of the Florida Parishes region during the mid-1970s. The meandering course of Lees Creek cuts through the northern portion of the map, its dark, forested corridor contrasting sharply with the geometric patterns of nearby land use. This specific format of map is particularly valuable for genealogists and local historians, as it shows the exact placement of structures, farm roads, and property boundaries relative to the surrounding vegetation at the time the imagery was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey.