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1958 Map of Folsom

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Folsom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Bogue Chitto River and its numerous tributaries, including Thigpen Creek and Clearwater Br, carve through the piney woods and wetlands of St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. During the late 1950s, this landscape was defined by its spiritual and educational centers, from the St Gertrude Convent and St Benedict Chapel in the south to a network of rural schools like the Folsom Rosenwald Sch and Folsom Mission Sch.

Industry and transport are represented by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad line cutting through the northeast corner near Enon, while several Gravel Pits indicate local resource extraction. The map preserves the locations of many family-named burial grounds, such as Mizell Cem and Fendlason Cem, and landmarks like the Lookout Tower near the Bogue Chitto, offering a detailed view of the rural communities of Folsom and Waldheim before later development.