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1935 Map of Wilmot

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Wilmot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

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Bayou Bartholomew dominates this landscape, its tight meanders and oxbows defining the geography of south Ashley County just above the Louisiana state line. The river serves as a corridor for commerce and community, marked by numerous landings such as Eadman Gin Ldg, Ohio Ldg, and Tebbs Ldg which supported the local cotton economy. Local life in the mid-1930s centered on the rail stops and river towns of Wilmot and Parkdale, where the Missouri Pacific railroad runs parallel to the water.

The map reveals a transition from the drainage-controlled agriculture of the eastern bottoms, crisscrossed by projects like Ditch No 1, to the expansive Brushy Prairie and Pine Prairie in the west. Settlers and farmers relied on landmarks like Prairie Grove Church No 8 and Bethel Ch for community, while infrastructure such as the Standard Oil Pipe Line and the Hinkston Ferry highlight the region's industrial and transport links during the era.