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1957 Map of West Monroe South

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of West Monroe South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

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The Cheniere Brake dominates the western portion of this 1957 landscape, a sprawling wetland system punctuated by Pine Island, Joes Island, and Coon Island. This area in Ouachita Parish illustrates a transition from the industrial and residential outskirts of West Monroe and Bawcomville to the rural timber and creek bottomlands of the south. The Ouachita River snakes along the eastern edge, bordered by a system of levees that protect settlements like Wilds and Brownville.

Logistics and local industry are marked by the Illinois Central and Tremont and Gulf railroads, which served the region's movement of goods. Genealogists will find a wealth of family and community landmarks, including the Old Sardis Cem, Smith Cem, and several rural houses of worship such as St Lukes Ch and Pleasant Hill Ch. The presence of scattered gas wells indicates the energy exploration occurring alongside established agricultural and swamp-adjacent communities like Lapine and Summit.