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1971 Map of Slidell

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Slidell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Camp Villerre (National Guard Training Area) dominates the central landscape of this St. Tammany Parish survey, reflecting the military and civil infrastructure that defined the area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The city of Slidell is shown in significant detail, featuring its civic core with the City Hall, Library, and Memorial Hospital. The settlement pattern follows the intricate waterways of Bayou Bonfouca and Bayou Liberty, which drain toward Lake Pontchartrain at the southern edge of the map.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites including Greenwood Cem, Oddfellow Cem, and the Forest Lawn Cem Mausoleum. The industrial and transportation network is well-documented, from the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Southern railroad lines to the Slidell Airport. Outlying communities like Pearl River, Alton, and the coastal McClane City provide a comprehensive view of the parish's development before the rapid expansion of the late 20th century.