
Lake Pontchartrain dominates this coastal Louisiana landscape, representing a vast stretch of open water where the boundaries of several parishes converge. The sheet illustrates the watery intersection of St. John the Baptist Parish and Jefferson Parish, alongside the line for St. Charles Parish. Because this area is primarily open water or sensitive wetlands, the map lacks traditional topographic contours, focusing instead on the precise administrative demarcations that define regional governance across the basin. The sparse nature of the labels reflects the transition from the mainland into the brackish environment of the lake, an area vital to the coastal geography of southeastern Louisiana.
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1891 · Spanish Fort
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Bonnet Carre
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Laplace
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Covington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Ponchatoula
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Ruddock
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1936 · Bonnet Carre
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Spanish Fort
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · La Branche
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1938 · Indian Beach
USGS Topo · 1:31,680