1953 Map of Belle Pass
USGS Topo · Published 1959About this map
Bayou Lafourche meets the Gulf of Mexico at this critical coastal junction in Lafourche Parish, where the mid-century industrial footprint begins to extend into the wetlands and open water. The map records a landscape in transition, documenting the infrastructure of the burgeoning offshore energy sector with numerous Platform locations, Oil Wells, and Oil Tanks clustered near Bayou Fourchon. The shoreline is defined by shallow coastal waters like Bay Marchand and Bay Champagne, while the interior marsh is navigated via the Evans Canal and the primary outlet of Belle Pass. A Gaging Station and a Light at the mouth of the pass indicate the navigational importance of this corridor for the local maritime and petroleum economy during the early 1950s.
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Editions of this 1953 Belle Pass Map
4 editions found
Historical Maps of Lafourche Parish Through Time
93 maps found
1892 Cheniere Caminada
Lafourche Parish, LA
1892 Creole
Lafourche Parish, LA
1892 Cut-Off
Lafourche Parish, LA
1892 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1894 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1894 Timbalier
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Houma NE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Houma NW
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Houma SE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Lac Des Allemands SE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Lac Des Allemands SW
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Thibodaux SE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Viguerie Canal
Lafourche Parish, LA
1938 Lafourche
Lafourche Parish, LA
1939 Cut-Off
Lafourche Parish, LA
1939 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1940 Lafourche
Lafourche Parish, LA
1941 Cut-Off
Lafourche Parish, LA
1941 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1941 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1944 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1944 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1945 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1946 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1947 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1949 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1949 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
1949 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1950 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1953 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1953 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1953 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1957 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1957 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1962 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
1962 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1963 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
1963 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
1963 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
1964 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1964 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
1964 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1973 Bay L'ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA