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1963 Map of Baton Rouge

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Baton Rouge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Baton Rouge sits at a critical bend of the Mississippi River, serving as a mid-century hub of education, industry, and government. The sprawling campus of Louisiana State University and A & M College anchors the south side of the city near University Lake, while the Baton Rouge Depot and Municipal Dock mark the riverfront's commercial importance. Across the water, Port Allen and Brusly represent the industrial and residential growth of West Baton Rouge Parish.

The landscape transitions from dense urban neighborhoods like Smiley Heights and Broadmoor to the agricultural and extractive zones of the south. Evidence of the region's plantation history remains through named sites like Cottage Plantation and New Hope Plantation, while the evolving economy is seen in the Burtville Oil Field and St Gabriel Gas and Oil Field. Further south, the Louisiana Prison Farm Camp M and various bayous like Bayou Manchac define the lowland character of the Iberville Parish border.