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Geographic positions along Texas and Pacific Railway between Donaldsonville and 
Plattenville. 
Station. 
Latitude. 
Donaldsonville, east tower of old Catholic Church 30 06 
Donaldsonville, cross on Catholic convent 30 00 14.3(5 
Donaldsonville, freight station, 50 feet south of, Texas and Pacific Kwv 
- main line, overhead crossing of St. Patrick st reet 30 OS 
Donaldsonville, 1.7 miles south of, second-class road crossing al t restle 
over small stream 
Sugarhouse, 400 feet west of, center of track at road crossing 
Belle Alliance, 0.75 mile north of, at Halfway station, road crossing, 
center of track 
Belle Alliance station, 100 feet south of, road crossing 
Belle Alliance, 1.1 miles south of, center of track; crossing signpost 
stands 15 feet west of track 
Belle Alliance station, 1.8 miles south of, at sugarhouse, road crossing. 
center of track 
Sweet Home sugarhouse, tramroad crossing, 550 feel south oi\ road 
crossing, center of track 
Plattenville, 100 feet north of station, road crossing, center of main 
track 20 
30 
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Longitude 
05 12. 1 
04 U.9 
03 36. 9 
03 08 6 
02 14. 8 
01 :'.T. :: 
00 47.5 
59 41. 9 
58 58. 21 
59 35.9 
00 L6.8 
00 47.3 
01 12.0 
01 32. 1 
el 38.9 
01 38.9 
01 06. 1 
Geographic positions along highways. 
Station. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
Plattenville, Catholic Church, in south face at southeast corner, alu- 
minum tablet stamped " Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 5, 1905" 
Paincourtville, at junction of Bayou Lafourche and Lake Natchez 
roads, 400 feet northeast of Catholic Church, brick warehouse in 
northwest corner of intersection, east corner 
Paincourtville, 0.6 mile north of, at Magnolia sto,re, three corners, pub- 
lic T road to west , 60 feet southwest to corner of fence, 40 feet north to 
corner of store, 80 feet east to Bayou Lafourche levee 
Paincourtville, 1 mile northwest of, Texas and Pacific and Southern 
Rwys. crossing, center of track 
Paincourtville, about 2.5 miles northwest of, three corners, second- 
class road to south at bend of main road to northwest, 10 feel soul h 
to small bridge, 40 feet northeast to telephone pole 
Paincourtville, about 3.75 miles northwest of, three corners, second- 
class T road to west, at bend of main road to north 
Paincourtville, about 3.75 miles northwest of, second-class T road west 
at bend of main road to north, at corner of fence at northeast corner 
of intersection, iron post stamped " Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 6, 1905". . 
Grand Bayou, at old bridge site (1905), about 700 feet north of store. 
center of stream 
Bayou Come, center of bridge over 
Small bayou, center of bridge over 
Bayou Pierrepas, east end of bridge over 
Bayou Pierrepas, bridge over, 0.6 mile southwest of, three corners, sec- 
ond-class T road west to Lake Natchez, 25 feet northeast to small 
bridge, 70 feet west to corner plank and wire fence, 35 feet easl to 
hickorv 
Bayou Pierrepas, bridge over, 0.6 mile southwest, of, three corners, sec- 
ond-class T road west to Lake Natchez, at fence corner at southwest 
corner of intersection, iron post stamped " Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 7. 
1905' 
Bayou Natchez, 0.75 mile east of, forks, second-class roads west to 
Bayou Natchez and north to Whitecastle Lumber Co.'s railroad. 35 
feet south to live oak, 25 feet west to beech tree 
Whitecastle Lumber Co.'s railroad, dwelling of Mr. Blanchard, oneasl 
edge of Lake Natchez, chimney at south end of dwelling 
29 59 29.4 91 01 _>:;. :i 
29 59 
30 00 24.4 
30 00 59. 5 
30 00 56.8 
30 oo 48. 7 
30 00 37.2 
30 00 16.1 
3 42.8 
30 01 51.8 
91 03 11 9 
30 00 07. S 91 03 12.0 
30 00 10.3 91 03 50.8 
30 00 16.6 91 05 31.5 
30 00 24.2 91 
91 06 31.7 
91 07 51.1 
91 09 14.7 
91 09 
91 11 16.1 
30 00 16.2 91 11 40.8 
91 11 41.6 
:il L3 04.0 
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