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1953 Map of New Roads

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of New Roads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The oxbow landscape of Pointe Coupee Parish is defined here by the False River, a massive cutoff meander that isolates the area known simply as The Island. Along its northern arc, the town of New Roads serves as a central hub, connected by the Texas and Pacific railroad to surrounding communities like Wickliffe and Ventress. This mid-century survey reveals a rural society structured around water and rail, featuring community anchors such as the Rosenwald Sch and the St Catherine Chapel near Mix.

To the north, the Mississippi River continues its active course past St Maurice and Pointé Coupée, where old landings like Union Landing and Red Store Landing hint at the earlier riverboat economy. The transition from the alluvial bottomlands of the Tunica Swamp to the organized agricultural plots near Parlange and Jarreau illustrates the intensive land use of the delta, supported by infrastructure like the Portage Canal and multiple lines of the Missouri Pacific railroad.