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1941 Map of Voorhies

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Voorhies
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Bayou des Glaises snakes through this low-lying landscape, defining the settlement patterns of Avoyelles Parish in the early 1940s. The map reveals a community structured around the water and the Texas & Pacific RR, with small towns like Bordelonville, Moreauville, and Hamburg established along these corridors. The density of spiritual and educational centers is striking, featuring numerous named sites such as St Peter Ch & Cem and the Voorhies School.

North of the bayou, the terrain transitions into a labyrinth of oxbows and backwaters, including Lake St Agnes and Long Lake, alongside the wilder stretches of Wolf Prairie and the Dismal Swamp. This survey, revised by the Mississippi River Commission, captures the complex hydraulic environment of the Red River basin just as the Flood Control Act of 1941 was being implemented, evidenced by landmarks like the Flood Gate near Antioch Ch & Cem.