
St. Francisville stands on the bluffs above the Mississippi River in this modern survey of West Feliciana Parish. The town center is defined by its architectural and spiritual heritage, including the Grace Episcopal Church and several burial grounds like Feliciana Cem. West of the town, the landscape shifts abruptly from the elevated ridges of Peach Ridge to the alluvial bottomlands of the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge. This lowland area is a complex network of seasonal water bodies, including Tunica Swamp, Lake Platt, and Blackfork Bayou, illustrating the characteristic drainage patterns of the river's floodplain before it reaches Pointe Coupee.
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1906 · Bayou Sara
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1939 · St. Francisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Fordoche
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Batchelor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · New Roads
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Port Hudson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Elm Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Fordoche
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Batchelor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500