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1909 Map of Wilsons Point

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Wilsons Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Mississippi River alluvial lands dominate this 1909 survey of East Carroll Parish, showing a landscape defined by the shifting course of the water and the protective levees that governed life along the bank. The map centers on the community of Wilsons Point, situated on a prominent bend where the Louisiana Mississippi Boundary Line follows the mid-channel flow. A distinctive landform, Wilson Point, is tucked within the river's curve, flanked by the horseshoe-shaped Wilsons Point Lake, which likely marks an older meander cutoff.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and levee systems, with Cottonwood and the Morning Star Church serving as focal points for local residents. The map's detail includes individual lot numbers and survey markers, reflecting the complex land ownership and agricultural divisions of the early 20th-century delta. The work was a collaboration with the Fifth Louisiana Levee District, emphasizing the critical importance of flood control and topographic accuracy in this riverine environment.