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1892 Map of Barataria

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Barataria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

Bayou Barataria serves as a central artery through this delta landscape in the final decade of the nineteenth century, where the boundaries of Jefferson, Plaquemines, and Lafourche parishes meet. This survey captures a hydrological network shaped by the winding Mississippi River and the expansive waters of Lake Ouacha or Salvador. The map reveals the early industrial footprint of the region via the N O F J & G I R R railroad, which cuts across the marshland.

Detailed drainage patterns are visible through intricate waterways such as Bayou Perot and Rigolettes Bayou as they feed into Little Lake and Turtle Bay. Coastal researchers will find specific interest in the naming of smaller features like Spoonbill Bay, Goelette Bay, and the peculiarly named John the Fool Island, providing a precise record of the Louisiana wetlands before modern coastal erosion and engineering altered the shoreline.