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1965 Map of St. Francisville

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of St. Francisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Mississippi River and the rugged bluffs above it define this mid-1960s view of West Feliciana Parish. The town of St Francisville sits atop the high ground overlooking Bayou Sara, its landscape marked by several prominent burial grounds including Grace Cemetery and the Hebrew Rest Cemetery. Moving inland from the river, the terrain transitions into the dense bottomlands of the Tunica Swamp, where numerous seasonal lakes like Blackfork Lake and Lake Platt are found alongside Cane Ridge.

Industry and transport of the era are centered on the Illinois Central railroad corridor, which links the settlements of Bains and Hardwood. The map also captures the cultural geography of the uplands, noting Catalpa Plantation, the Afton Villa Church, and schools such as Bains School. The presence of the Dipple-Enette Airport and an old railroad grade near Bayou Sara offers a look at the evolving transportation infrastructure of the Louisiana river parishes.