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1936 Map of Bonnet Carre

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Bonnet Carre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway dominates this mid-1930s landscape, illustrating the massive engineering efforts to manage the Mississippi River and protect New Orleans. The map provides a detailed view of the river's dangerous history, marking the Bonnet Carre Crevasse 1874 and the Hymelia Crevasse 1912. Along the riverbanks, traditional agricultural patterns are visible through numerous named estates like Woodland Plantation, Hymelia Plantation, and Anchor Plantation.

Transitioning into the industrial era, the Shell Petroleum Corp facility sits near Norco, while the swampy interior shows a fading timber economy evidenced by a Logging Tram and the Illinois Central RR corridor. Small communities such as Laplace, Frenier, and Ruddock are clustered along the rail lines and shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain, anchored by local institutions like St Joan of Arc Ch and Killona Sch.