
The low-lying coastal marshes of Cameron Parish dominate this mid-1930s landscape, defined by a complex network of waterways and ridges. Vincent Island and Back Ridge provide the rare high ground in a region otherwise saturated by the waters of Black Lake, Browns Lake, and the expansive Calcasieu Lake. Human engineering is visible in the straight lines of the Starks Canal, which cuts through the wetlands to facilitate drainage or transport in this water-bound environment.
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1932 · Moss Lake
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Orange
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Cameron
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Holly Beach
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Peveto Beach
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Browns Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Five Lakes
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1935 · Peveto Beach
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Cameron
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Five Lakes
USGS Topo · 1:31,680