White Castle serves as the focal point for this survey of the West Bank of the Mississippi River, where the landscape is defined by the legacy of sugar plantations and river-based commerce. The town layout is densely packed between the White Castle Revetment and industrial sites like the Texas Spur, showing the transition from agricultural fields to energy production. Beyond the central hub, smaller settlements such as Dorcyville, Soniat, and Samstown follow the curve of the river, their positions often marked by historically significant burial grounds like Saint John Catholic Cem and Saint Paul Baptist Cem.
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1908 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Chicot Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · White Castle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Grosse Tete
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Crescent
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Plaquemine
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Addis
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · St. Gabriel
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · White Castle
USGS Topo · 1:24,000