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1946 Map of Lutcher

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Lutcher
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

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The Mississippi River defines the landscape of this riverfront corridor, where the Grand View Reach and Willow Bend shape the surrounding agricultural and industrial development. The region's economic foundation in sugar production is clearly marked by the Longview Sugar Mill near Paulina and the Evergreen Sugar Mill further downstream, reflecting the plantation-style land divisions that radiate back from the riverbanks.

Critical transportation arteries like the Airline Highway and the Illinois Central Railroad connect the major settlements of Lutcher and Gramercy. To the north, the terrain transitions into the dense wetlands of the Blind River and Tchackchou Bayou. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet provides precise locations for community centers such as St Joseph Ch and the Evergreen Sch, along with the Western Cemetery and St Martin Cem.