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1953 Map of White Castle

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of White Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Sugar cane fields and river landings define this riverfront landscape in Iberville Parish during the early 1950s. The Mississippi River creates a sharp bend around Point, where the National Leprosarium stands as a prominent landmark. Along the western bank, the town of White Castle serves as a hub for the Texas and Pacific railroad, connecting surrounding agricultural communities like Glenmore, Tally Ho, and Augusta. The survey reveals a dense network of water-based infrastructure, from the Bayou Goula Landing to the White Castle Oil Field Bayou in the south.

Local history is preserved in the numerous small settlements and religious sites such as St Paul Ch and St Marys Cem. The map illustrates the transition from river-dependent transport to rail, with long narrow property plots characteristic of Louisiana's French land division extending from the river toward the interior marshes. Evidence of the region's industry is visible in the network of spoil banks and oil field developments that punctuate the traditional plantation landscape.