1941 Map of Vicksburg

About this map

Vicksburg stands as the centerpiece of this 1941 Mississippi River Commission survey, situated at the critical junction of the Mississippi River and the Yazoo Diversion Canal. The map meticulously documents the river's complex hydrology, illustrating Centennial Lake and the various cut-offs that have reshaped the Louisiana-Mississippi border near Marshall Point and Paw Paw Bend. To the north, the landscape is defined by the Yazoo River and a network of oxbows including Eagle Lake and Long Lake.