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1974 Map of Hammond

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Hammond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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Southeastern Louisiana University and the city of Hammond anchor the southern portion of this mid-1970s survey, illustrating the regional growth along the Illinois Central Gulf railroad. The corridor north toward Amite is dotted with timber-and-truck farming settlements like Natalbany, Tickfaw, and Independence. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Tangipahoa River, which carves through a terrain of gravel pits and piney woods.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of family and community history, from rural churches like Shady Grove Ch and Briar Patch Ch to numerous burial grounds including Wainwright Cem, Butler Cem, and Robertson Cem. The eastern reaches toward the Tangipahoa Parish and St Tammany Parish line transition into more remote sections near Husser and Uneedus, where landmarks such as the Loranger Lookout Tower monitored the vast timberlands.