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1968 Map of Covington

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Covington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The confluence of the Tchefuncta River and Bogue Falaya anchors this late-1960s study of St. Tammany Parish, where the urban center of Covington contrasts with the surrounding piney woods and creek basins. The map illustrates a landscape of religious and educational institutions, including St Pauls College, St Scholastic Sch, and the Eucharistic Novitiate. Further south, the town of Mandeville sits near the northern end of the Causeway, marking a period of increasing connectivity for the region.

Transport and industry are represented by the Gulf Mobile And Ohio railroad line, which passes through Abita Springs and Claiborne Hill. Notable local landmarks of the era are recorded, from the Abita Lookout Tower to the Drive-in Theater and the Tulane University Research Center. Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved, such as Wilson Cem and Plot Cem, alongside numerous country churches like Pilgrim Rest Ch and Rose Hill Ch.