1968 Map of Ponchatoula
USGS Topo · Published 1973About this map
The southern portion of Hammond and the growing town of Ponchatoula anchor this 1960s survey of Tangipahoa Parish, revised in the early 1970s. The landscape transition is evident as the terrain moves from urban centers and industrial pits into the low-lying wetlands of the South Slough and Natalbany River basin. The Illinois Central Gulf railroad provides the primary north-south spine for the region, paralleled by a dense network of country churches like Good Hope Ch and New Jerusalem Ch. For those tracing family histories, several burial sites are documented including Wetmore Cem and Arnold Cem. The map also captures the settlement of Wadesboro and local water bodies such as Lake Ju-Lu and the Anderson Canal, illustrating how the drainage and transport networks shaped the development of this Louisiana parish during a period of infrastructure expansion.
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Editions of this 1968 Ponchatoula Map
3 editions found
Historical Maps of Hammond Through Time
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1935 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1939 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1951 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1968 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1969 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1983 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1994 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2012 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2015 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2018 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2020 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2024 Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa Parish, LA