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1962 Map of Grosse Tete

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Grosse Tete
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Myrtle Grove Plantation and Star Plantation stand as significant markers of the agricultural landscape along the river corridors of Iberville and West Baton Rouge Parishes. This 1962 revision by the Mississippi River Commission details a region defined by complex drainage and the intersection of industrial and rural life. The Intracoastal Waterway and the Texas and Pacific RR provide the primary transit backbone, connecting settlements like Grosse Tete and Addis.

Extensive wetlands of the Atchafalaya Basin dominate the southwest, while the northern and eastern portions show the heavy influence of the energy sector with the Lobdell Oil and Gas Field and Bayou Blue Oil and Gas Field. Local history is preserved in the numerous community centers and schools, such as Levy Sch and Artzell Chapel, reflecting the distributed settlement patterns of mid-century Louisiana.