1900s (20th Century) Maps of Home Place, Louisiana

1. 1935 Map of Port Sulphur

   

   1935 Port Sulphur

   1935 Print · USGS

   Coastal Plaquemines Parish comes alive in the mid-1930s, where riverfront settlements like Port Sulphur and Homeplace PO cling to the Mississippi's natural levee. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail-and-road corridor or explore the complex marshlands surrounding Lake Washington and Milan Ch.

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4. 1941 Map of Empire

   

   1941 Empire

   1941 Print · USGS

   Plaquemines Parish comes to life in this pre-war survey of the Mississippi River delta as it transitions into the Gulf. Genealogists and historians can trace the riverfront rail line through Port Sulphur and Buras, or locate landmarks like Pt Pleasant Cem and Swartze Sch.

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7. 1944 Map of Empire

   

   1944 Empire

   1944 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi River delta in the 1940s reveals a fragile line of settlement between the river and the Gulf. Researchers can trace the layout of Port Sulphur, locate the Ft Pleasant Cem, and follow the old Ferry to Pt. a la Hache.

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10. 1953 Map of Empire

    

    1953 Empire

    1953 Print · USGS

    Coastal Plaquemines Parish shows its mid-century industrial and community character along the lower Mississippi. Genealogists and researchers can locate family sites like Nairn Cem and Roxy Jane Cem alongside early landmarks such as the Nairn P O.

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13. 1957 Map of Breton Sound, 1967 Print

    

    1957 Breton Sound

    1967 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River delta is captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the fragile marshlands and river-dependent towns of the Louisiana coast. Genealogists and historians can trace riverside settlements like Pointe a la Hache, Pilottown, and Port Sulphur.

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16. 1960 Map of Empire, 1963 Print

    

    1960 Empire

    1963 Print · USGS

    The lower Plaquemines Parish delta in the early sixties was a world defined by the river and the oil fields. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of communities like Empire and Port Sulphur, locating landmarks such as St Patrick Ch and Nairn PO.

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19. 1961 Map of Breton Sound

    

    1961 Breton Sound

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Louisiana delta and the outer marshes of Plaquemines Parish are captured here at the start of the 1960s. Researchers can trace the river settlements from Davant to Venice, locate isolated stations like Port Eads, and find old sites such as Fort Jackson.

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22. 1973 Map of Port Sulphur, 1976 Print

    

    1973 Port Sulphur

    1976 Print · USGS

    The Plaquemines Parish coast in the early seventies shows an active landscape of energy production and river commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace settlements like Homeplace and Potash alongside the Mississippi River and industrial features like the Freeport Sulphur Co Canal.

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25. 1983 Map of Mississippi River Delta

    

    1983 Mississippi River Delta

    1983 Print · USGS

    The lower Mississippi delta in the early eighties shows the thin line of human habitation clinging to the river levee between the vast marshes and the gulf. Genealogists and historians can trace the riverside communities of Empire, Triumph, and Nairn alongside the industrial Sulphur Mining Area.

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28. 1993 Map of Port Sulphur, 1994 Print

    

    1993 Port Sulphur

    1994 Print · USGS

    The industrial wetlands of the Mississippi Delta are captured here in the early nineties, showing a region dominated by oil production and river commerce. Genealogists and local historians can locate Port Sulphur, St Patrick Cem, and the specialized Freeport Sulphur Co Canal.

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