Railroad Age changed the face of Louisiana

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Railroad Age- changed the face of Louisiana
Created Ghost towns
Created New Towns
Bypassed towns ceased to thrive
Grid patterned street layouts Track ran through
the middle of town Banks, hotels, warehouses
faced track
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Features of railroad towns
Warehouses stored goods
Depots served as train stations
Hotels offered accommodations
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Age of Lumbering- brought both wealth and
devastation to Louisiana
Wealth
New Jobs Taxes improved towns Money for local
people
Company built towns that included all town
needs
Left behind towns and treeless forests when
raw material supply ended
Lumber towns
Cut and Run policy
Devastation
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Features of lumbering
Only one surviving sawmill
Few company town buildings remain
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Steamboat Age-moved people and goods easily up
and down river

• -Served rural plantations
• -Riverside platforms
• -Social center for planters

-2nd largest port in US -Stored goods in
huge warehouses
Interior ports
Port of New Orleans
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Features of steamboat age
New Orleans warehouses were functional
multi-story buildings
Interior ports held cash crops for shipment to
New Orleans
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Oil and Natural Gas Boom-unstable industry
brought growth and wealth to Louisiana
Financial failure and dry wells caused many
oil towns to disappear
Wealth and prosperity brought population and
town growth
Boom-Bust Cycle
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Features of oil and natural gas
Few examples survive because of rapid change
and technological advances
Many buildings built on oil wealth survive
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Rice Boom-successful agriculture industry
increased population and production
Migration of Midwestern farmers to
southeastern Louisiana
Improved farming techniques and new technology
Rice Boom
Production tripled from 1890-1900
Population and growth swelled
Railroads and towns grew and expanded
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Features of rice boom
Rice mills and warehouses developed to process
and store crop
Residences reflected Midwestern influence
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Automobile Age- new freedoms and building types

Changed landscape
Gave people freedom
New buildings like gas stations, motels,
diners, parking garages, dealerships
Freedom to go wherever, whenever
Freedom for farmers from isolation and drudgery
Improved roads and bridges
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Features of Automobile Age
Automobiles encouraged growth of new
businesses and buildings